New from Wiley: Sociology Spotlight: A Free iOS App for the Sociology Community
From the iTunes App Store Description:
This new app gives you the following community features at your fingertips, anywhere, anytime –
• Latest information on key Sociology conferences and latest conference tweets
• A free, comprehensive Frommer’s travel guide to major conference locations
• Latest abstracts for Sociology articles and books, including the ability to ‘follow’ your favorite publications
• Latest news in and around the discipline from Sociology Lens
• Latest Special Issues, including free articles
• Latest Video Abstracts for Sociology articles
• Access to a series of Publishing Workshops, in audio and PDF format
• Customizable YouTube search tool to find educational videos
• A customizable search of scholarly literature, blogs and news articles related to Sociology
• Customizable Syllabi Search tool to find syllabi freely available on institutional websites, perfect for generating teaching ideas
• The ability to bookmark any content you see, email yourself a Reading List and share content via Facebook and Twitter
• The ability to add your own RSS feeds, allowing you to keep track of your favorite source
Learn More/Download App (Free)
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.