In order to offer librarians greater flexibility, and based on customer feedback, we now offer two ordering options for Daily Life through History.

Option 1 is our original, superlative, and much-awarded Daily Life through History Basic

Option 2, Daily Life through History Premium: Featuring Daily Life through History plus the award-winning World Cultures Today together in one integrated interface.

Daily Life through History Basic

Daily Life through History Basic is the only source you'll need to find the extraordinary in the ordinary throughout history. Subscribe to Daily Life through History Basic or upgrade to the Premium edition. Basic or Premium can also be combined with either or both of our complementary social history databases: World Folklore and Folklife and Daily Life America.

Daily Life through History Basic honors

  • 2004 Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin Editor's Choice Reference
  • 2004 Library Journal Best Reference Source
  • 2004 New York Public Library Best Reference
"If ever there were a resource guaranteed to excite learning in everyone, this is it." -Library Journal
"This ambitious and accessible resource provides an amazingly organized overview of the minutia that has shaped everyday life from antiquity through the present day." -Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

The first member of the Daily Life Online family of electronic social history products, Daily Life through History is a groundbreaking, dynamic resource that provides content from a vast number of reference works, monographs, and primary documents. Based on the landmark Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life, it is supported by an active publishing program that ensures an ever-expanding and updated base of content.

Content features include:

  • Six volumes from The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life
  • 44 volumes from the critically acclaimed Daily Life through History series
  • Related history reference works from Greenwood Press
  • Related general nonfiction and monographs from Praeger
  • Over 10,000 book pages and five million words
  • Hundreds of primary documents, vetted weblinks, illustrations, and maps
  • Tours through Time features

With Daily Life through History Basic you can...

  • Rely on robust searching and advanced searching capabilities
  • Benefit from a clear, easy-to-use interface and exceptional site navigability
  • Browse by time period, region, or subject
  • See history up close with more than 1,200 color and black-and-white images
  • Understand historical context with chronologies and timelines
  • Access museums, galleries, and primary source repositories via hundreds of vetted weblinks
  • Enjoy a full range of content, from short articles to longer entries
  • Utilize teacher lesson plans, correlated to national and selected state standards

System Requirements (minimums):
Internet Explorer 6 or Netscape Navigator 7, Macromedia Flash Player 5, Acrobat Reader 4, monitor resolution 800 x 600 with hi-color/16-bit color or equivalent, 56k modem, and JavaScript and cookies enabled.

Daily Life through History Premium

Combining the original Daily Life through History and World Cultures Today databases, DLtH Premium offers a fantastic array of information on people and places past and present. Customize your collection by combining DLtH Premium with either or both of our complementary social history databases: World Folklore and Folklife and Daily Life America. Based on the landmark Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life and our Daily Life through History, Cultures and Customs and History of Modern Nations book series, DLtH Premium is supported by an active publishing program that ensures an ever-expanding and updated base of original scholarly content.

Content in Daily Life through History Premium has won these honors:

  • 2004 Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin Editor's Choice Reference (DLtH)
  • 2004 Library Journal Best Reference Source (DLtH)
  • 2004 New York Public Library Best Reference (DLtH)
  • 2005 Library Journal Best Reference Sources (WCT)
  • 2005 Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin Editor's Choice (WCT)
"Another beautifully crafted digital product from Greenwood, World Cultures Today is a worth companion to its sister title Daily Life through History Online. ... THE BOTTOM LINE An essential addition to all public and high school libraries; World Cultures Today is also highly recommended for academic libraries." -Library Journal, October 1, 2005
"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." -Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin, Starred Review, November 2005.

Daily Life through History Premium amplifies the content of DLtH Basic:

  • Doubles the content in Daily Life through History Basic
  • Offer access to 180 titles with a retail value of $11,000
  • Over 33,000 book pages and sixteen million words, including
  • Contains 6 volumes from The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life
  • 44 volumes from the critically acclaimed Daily Life through History series
  • 53 volumes from the popular Cultures and Customs series
  • 40 volumes from the useful Histories of Modern Nations series
  • Articles on teen life in every region around the world
  • The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women's Issues Worldwide (6 volumes)
  • Primary documents, vetted weblinks, illustrations, and maps
  • Tours through Time features
  • Integrates CIA World Factbook data for one-stop ready reference

With Daily Life through History Premium you can...

  • Rely on robust searching and advanced searching capabilities
  • Benefit from a clear, easy-to-use interface and exceptional site navigability
  • Browse by time period, region, or subject
  • See the subject up close with more than 2,000 color and black-and-white images
  • Understand historical context with chronologies and timelines

System Requirements (minimums):
Internet Explorer 6 or Netscape Navigator 7, Macromedia Flash Player 5, Acrobat Reader 4, monitor resolution 800 x 600 with hi-color/16-bit color or equivalent, 56k modem, and JavaScript and cookies enabled.