How To App

Thank you for downloading Sociology Spotlight, a must-have app for all Sociologists brought to you by Wiley.

This exciting new app gives you the following community features at your fingertips, anywhere, anytime -

• Latest information on key Sociology conferences and latest conference tweets
• 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
• Customizable search tools for Google Scholar, Google Blog Search and Google News
• 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 sources

This unique app shines a powerful spotlight on Sociology, enabling you to instantly read all the latest news and developments in your field. Whether you want to keep track of broad trends across the discipline or focus in on a subfield, Sociology Spotlight is an essential tool for your research and teaching.

If you like the app, please do review it in the iTunes App Store – this will mean your fellow Sociologists will also be able to harness the power of Sociology Spotlight.

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What have Sociologists been saying about Sociology Spotlight?

Thrilled Sociology Tutor!
by Marsha Tyszler
“An extension and enhancement of academia, but also can show students practical, everyday relevance of Sociology in our lives”

Awesome app for sociologists of all levels!
by Klo@23
“I’m a PhD student and I love being able to browse current abstracts then add them to my reading list ”

Excellent!
by Ed Baugh, High School Teacher of Sociology
“This is a great app to have if you teach sociology or are just interested in this fascinating field.”

Sociology Spotlight will provide you with the latest tweets related to key conferences such as the ASA and BSA as well as tweets on latest Sociology publications.

• Sociology Spotlight provides you with all the latest abstracts for Wiley-Blackwell journals published in Sociology and related fields.
• Each journal lists the number of new abstracts so that you know which content you have already read and what is new

Sociology Spotlight allows you to keep track of your favorite journals.

Tap the ‘Choose’ button to select the journals you would like to follow. You can always edit your selection later by tapping ‘Choose’ again.

When viewing a journal article abstract, just click the article title to be taken through to Wiley Online Library.

You then have several options for accessing the full text depending on where you are and how you have access to that title.

IP recognition
If your library or institution subscribes to that journal, connect to your institutional wireless network and your IP will be recognized, allowing you to read the full text. If you encounter problems, contact your librarian and/or IT department to check that your wireless network IP addresses are included in the range authorized for full text access.

Wiley Online Library
If you have a personal subscription or a gratis subscription to a particular journal, just log in using your personal Wiley Online Library login details.

Athens Login
Login via Athens http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/athens or other institutional login options http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/login-options

Purchase Access
If your library does not subscribe to that journal and/or you are away from your library’s network, you can choose to purchase access to the article for a 24-hour period (price varies by title)

Sociology Spotlight gives you free access to the latest Sociology special issues brought to you by Wiley-Blackwell.

Sociology Spotlight provides you with video abstracts for the latest Sociology articles. Authors put their work in context and explore the issues in their articles.

Sociology Spotlight delivers you the latest posts from Sociology Lens (http://thesocietypages.org/sociologylens).

Sociology Lens, the companion community site to Sociology Compass, offers you interesting and lively posts on news in and around the discipline.