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ISBN: 0-313-08843-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-08843-8
0 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 9/30/2007
Media Type: Database
Awards:
  • Booklist Editor's Choice Outstanding Reference 2007
Reviews:
  • The content on this Web site is taken largely from Greenwood Press' Daily Life print series with additional content. The interface is easy-to-navigate with several browsing access points....If the print titles are a core in your program, this electronic version may be very useful for allowing multiple simultaneous users and remote access. The interface is clean and logical, making it clear to both students and teachers what search strategies have been tried. This interface would make this an excellent source for explaining database searching techniques with students. Recommended.
    —Library Media Connection     October 2008
  • Regardless of the vast print resources your library has on American history, culture, food, or traditions, it's never enough. That's where Daily Life America steps in. With over 100 of Greenwood's current single and multivolume reference works focusing on the lives of ordinary people, from pre-Columbian times to the present, Daily Life America provides material often missing from many school libraries. It's definitely a favorite among classroom teachers and students. And because this database has such potential within many curriculum areas while providing unique resources for a wide range of students, Daily Life America deserves serious consideration.
    —School Library Journal     May 2008
  • State-by-state and regional material is a key feature of the database's content....Daily Life American spotlights the daily lives of average Americans, past and present, and provides a virtual lirbary of thousands of diverse sources, including award-winning reference works, primary documents, illustrations, and audio clips.
    —Advanced Technology Libraries     January 2008
  • Starred Review An exceptionally appealing interface and useful keyword search and browse options make Daily Life America an effective search tool for both beginners and advanced users. Combined with unique content, Daily Life America is recommended for public, school, and college libraries.
    —Booklist     January 2008
  • As a stand-alone database or as part of the Daily Life Online series, Daily Life America provides students and teachers with a wide-range of resources that will never be available in the middle or high school library. Daily Life America earns an A+ for covering topics that truly interest students while explaining how events in history impacted daily lives and personal futures.
    —School Library Journal     December 2007
  • "The ability to browse—by subject, time period, or region—and the primary documents, maps, and photographs make this a useful resource."
    —ARBA     3/1/2009
Description: Daily Life America provides a vibrant glimpse into the things big and small that make up the day-to-day lives of normal folk throughout the prehistory and history of America. DLA supports courses in American history and literature and is an outstanding, cross-disciplinary resource for discovering the history of American food and cooking, celebrations, clothes, romance, work, religion, housing, and social customs.

Also included is fascinating material drawn from Greenwood's award-winning Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures, highlighting just how varied Americans are in their architecture, speech, dress, and cuisine, among many other things. DLA offers a dazzling multimedia web experience to everyone hankering to explore the back roads and byways of the American experience.
 Title Features:
  • Includes over 100 recently published books and primary documents including recipes, newspaper articles, illustrations, audio clips, and more
  • Classroom resources with lesson plans and curriculum correlations for high school students
  • Links to vetted websites
  • More than 2,000 photos, drawings, and maps
  • Advanced search and browse capabilities
  • Regular enhancements and updates
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