SAILS Mobile vs Build Fluency

SAILS Mobile makes it quick and easy to access the SAILS Library Network on the go! Search the SAILS' catalog, download items, manage your account, and find suggested reading instantly with your iOS device. Top Features • Search the SAILS' catalog: Search for items by title, author, subject, or general keyword and place holds on interesting items. • Manage your account: Keep track of your account - view your checked-out items, holds, fines, and account information. • Pay fines with a credit card. • Search by barcode: Use your device’s camera to scan the barcode on a book, CD, DVD, or other item at a friend’s house or bookstore and search for available copies in the SAILS' Network. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at eservices@sailsinc.org. Let us know what device and iOS version you’re using and the specific steps leading up to your issue, and we’ll work with you to resolve it.

Most studying stops at recognition. You may remember a term or follow a definition, yet still struggle to explain the idea clearly in your own words. Fluency is designed to close that gap. The app helps you build a mental map of a subject by practicing explanation. Respond to prompts in writing or out loud, get structured feedback, and develop the kind of understanding that makes ideas easier to remember, use, and express. Fluency is built on two simple principles: - The best way to retain knowledge is to put it into your own words - The best way to understand something is to explain it to someone else Each session helps you: - Clarify what you actually understand - Notice gaps or weak connections in your thinking - Strengthen recall through active explanation - Build a clearer sense of how concepts fit together Over time, Fluency helps you map the territory of a domain. Instead of isolated definitions, you build connected understanding: concepts, vocabulary, and relationships that make the subject make sense as a whole. Domains include: - Economics - Psychology - Game Theory - Political Thought - Western Philosophy Whether you are studying for class, deepening your understanding, or following your curiosity, Fluency helps you move from recognition to real fluency, so you can think more clearly, explain ideas more effectively, and speak with greater confidence.