News of the Daily Life Online Family of Products

November Newsletter — 11/15/2007
Our newest DLO family member is announced; read about Daily Life America! Also, Daily Life through History and World Cultures Today have undergone changes, and the newsletter helps track exactly what. Finally, a great deal of new content has been added and we list them when you read more here.

April Newsletter — 4/19/2007
In the April edition of the DLO newsletter, learn about the latest enhancements to DLO components, the forthcoming Daily Life America addition to the DLO family, and the addition of subscriber resources to all marketing sites for DLO products.

December Newsletter — 12/14/2006
In the December issue of the quarterly newsletter, read how the Daily Life Online family of electronic products has been redesigned and fully re-indexed to provide a more user-friendly browse experience and even better search results. Also learn about the recent launch of the third member of the family, World Folklore and Folklife.

Newsletter — 12/1/2006
Read about the new look of Daily Life Online, World Folklore and Folklife, and the December 2006 Enhancement in the newsletter.

Quarterly Newsletter / Lesson Plan Workbooks — 6/20/2006
Read more about the Daily Life Online Teacher Resources, with 50 history-based DBQs and its complementing Workbook. In addition, a new member of the Daily Life Online family will be added in September 2006, World Folklore and Folklife Online. Also discover the new titles for both Daily Life through History and World Cultures Today that will be added in November 2006.

Quarterly Newsletter / New Content — 3/21/2006
Read more about new content being added to both Daily Life through History and World Cultures Today in our newsletter. Also learn about a new look for the home page of combined subscriptions. Curricular correlations have also been added to the Teacher Resources free site. Finally, we announce the impending birth of a third sibling in the Daily Life Online family, Folklore and Folklife Online.

PLA in Boston, March 21-24 — 2/20/2006
Visit the Greenwood booth #3313 to learn about the latest enhancements to Daily Life Online due in March 2006. Also inquire about our Ebooks platform (Greenwood Digital Collection). And ask to see a demonstration of our newest electronic product, The African American Experience, the first member in a new multicultural history suite called The American Mosaic.It releases in April 2006.

Quarterly Newsletter — 12/14/2005
Read more about the latest additions available to Daily Life Online subscribers (free teacher resources, COUNTER compliance, etc.) in our Quarterly e-newsletter. Please pass on to anyone in your system who would benefit from this and ask them to sign up for inclusion in future e-newsletters. Also note you may subscribe to future newsletters as an RSS Feed - details in the newsletter.

New Content — 12/14/2005
Forthcoming in March 2006, the third enhancement to Daily Life Online will add around 1,000,000 words of full text content and 200 images from more than a dozen titles, including The Daily Life of Jews in the Middle Ages; Culture and Customs of Morocco; Sports and Games in the Ancient World; and The History of Ghana. New articles and special features continue to be included to complement the existing content base.

The Reviews for World Cultures Today are in! — 12/13/2005
"An essential addition to all public and high school libraries.... Also highly recommended for academic libraries."
"World Cultures Today is equally useful for checking quick facts, compiling introductory material, or conducting in-depth research, and users will appreciate the breadth of information and ease of access.... Highly recommended for senior-high, academic, and large public libraries."
To find out more about World Cultures Today go to www.greenwood.com/dailylife

ALA Midwinter, January 20-23, 2006 — 12/13/2005
Visit the Greenwood booth to find out what’s forthcoming for 2006!

RSS Feed — 12/13/2005
We are pleased to announce that as of mid-December 2005 subscribers will have the option to choose an RSS feed in place of the e-newsletter. The feed will be available from the www.greenwood.com/dailylife site.

Improved Statistics — 11/10/2005
Greenwood Publishing Group releases improved usage statistics, enabling subscribers to check total searches and sessions by month and database.

Database statistics have been accepted as being COUNTER compliant under Release 1 of the COUNTER Code of Practice. Greenwood has been added to the list of compliant vendors on at www.projectcounter.org.

Release 2 of the Code of Practice will be issued in March 2006 and we are already working to ensure we stay compliant.

Teacher Resources Added — 11/2/2005
TEACHER RESOURCES ADDED TO DAILY LIFE THROUGH HISTORY dailylife.greenwood.com/teacher/

This site has been designed to provide valuable tools for teaching History, Economics, and Geography and to help teachers make the most of Daily Life Online products.

The site contains 50 DBQs, written by education experts and covering seven core subject strands: American Government; American History; American History (Civics); Economics; World Geography; World History (Ancient); World History (Modern).

Each lesson plan consists of a teacher page and a student page, along with supporting materials such as graphic organizers and assessment rubrics.

Third Enhancement — 9/15/2005
The third product enhancement was released, providing product updates. Read more about it in the newsletter.

The latest member in the Daily Life Online family — 8/3/2005
On August 3, 2005 Greenwood was proud to release the latest member in the Daily Life Online family. World Cultures Today provides a one-stop reference for questions on everyday life in the contemporary world, from food to fashion, and from naming conventions to wedding rites. Existing Daily Life through History subscribers who buy World Cultures Today will see the new material fully integrated within their existing site—doubling the content but keeping the familiar interface. World Cultures Today pages are blue to distinguish them from original Daily Life through History, and icons have been added to search results to indicate which source the result is from.

Choice — 6/20/2005
"A remarkable, accessible, attractive resource that will provide a rich experience for its users. Summing Up: Highly recommended" - Choice, June 2005.

Enhancements — 6/15/2005
The second major product enhancement was released. Click here for further details.

Award Winner — 4/19/2005
Daily Life through History has been awarded a second honor. In the April 15th issue of Library Journal it was selected as a 2004 Best Reference Source. Earlier this spring, Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin chose it as a 2004 Editor's Choice for Reference.

Quarterly Newsletter — 4/4/2005
As of March 31, 2005, Daily Life through History had its first major content enhancement. Read more about it in our first e-newsletter.