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Grimson, Jane
Trinity College
Dublin, Ireland
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Database systems: principles, programming, performance
O’Neil P. (ed), Morgan Kaufmann Publishers Inc., San Francisco, CA, 1994. Type: Book (9781558602199)
O’Neil has added to the large number of good textbooks covering database technology. The choice of a textbook by a lecturer is clearly a personal one, since everyone has his or her own idea of how the material should be prese...
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Apr 1 1995 |
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The set model for database and information systems
Gilula M., ACM Press/Addison-Wesley Publ. Co., New York, NY, 1994. Type: Book (9780201593792)
According to the author, this book is “a treatise on innovative research.” Certainly the book reads like a series of research lectures and, in spite of its fairly relaxed style, would not be suitable as a textbook e...
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Dec 1 1994 |
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The science of database management
Helman P., Richard D. Irwin, Inc., Burr Ridge, IL, 1994. Type: Book (9780256134384)
Helman’s approach is quite different from that of the majority of textbooks on the subject. As the title suggests, the book adopts a rigorous scientific approach, in contrast to what might be termed the engineering approach t...
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Aug 1 1994 |
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Relational database theory
Atzeni P. (ed), De Antonellis V., Benjamin-Cummings Publ. Co., Inc., Redwood City, CA, 1993. Type: Book (9780805302493)
It is interesting to note that although dozens of new books on databases, and on relational databases in particular, are published every year, few address relational database theory in a comprehensive way. Indeed, this book is the firs...
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May 1 1994 |
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A type system for object-oriented database programming and querying languages
Caseau Y., Perron L. Database programming languages (, Nafplion, Greece, Aug 27-30, 1991) 2351991. Type: Proceedings
An extended type for an object-oriented deductive database language called LAURE, developed by the authors, is described. The aim is to support both static and dynamic use of types. Dynamic types are required in rapid prototyping and r...
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Aug 1 1993 |
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Reasoning about functional dependencies generalized for semantic data models
Weddell G. ACM Transactions on Database Systems 17(1): 32-64, 1992. Type: Article
A new, more general form of functional dependency constraint for semantic data models (SDMs), called a path functional dependency (PFD), is described. The relational notions of relation and domain are combined into a single notion of c...
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Jun 1 1993 |
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Database management (3rd ed.)
McFadden F., Hoffer J., Benjamin-Cummings Publ. Co., Inc., Redwood City, CA, 1991. Type: Book (9780805360400)
The authors have substantially updated the material on relational and PC database management systems (DBMS) for this third edition of their introductory text on database management. They have also added sections on the object-oriented ...
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Jun 1 1992 |
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A model of authorization for next-generation database systems
Rabitti F., Bertino E., Kim W., Woelk D. ACM Transactions on Database Systems 16(1): 88-131, 1991. Type: Article
The authors present an authorization model designed for post-relational database management systems (DBMSs) that are based on object-oriented or semantic data models. They argue that conventional approaches to authorization, based on t...
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Apr 1 1992 |
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Physical design equivalencies in database conversion
Gillenson M. Communications of the ACM 33(9): 120-131, 1990. Type: Article
The issue addressed here is of particular importance to organizations that wish to convert existing navigational (network or hierarchical) databases to relational databases managed by a relational database management system. Most resea...
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Apr 1 1991 |
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Specification of Spatial Integrity Constraints in Pictorial Databases
Pizano A., Klinger A., Cardenas A. Computer 22(12): 59-71, 1989. Type: Article
The authors have developed a model and a language for specifying spatial integrity constraints in pictorial databases. The model is based on the entity-relationship model and has extensions to support pictorial data management. Both pi...
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Oct 1 1990 |
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