Selected Readings on Database Technologies and Applications

Selected Readings on Database Technologies and Applications

Terry Halpin
Indexed In: SCOPUS
Release Date: August, 2008|Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 564
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-098-1
ISBN13: 9781605660981|ISBN10: 1605660981|EISBN13: 9781605660998
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Education and research in the field of database technology can prove problematic without the proper resources and tools on the most relevant issues, trends, and advancements.

Selected Readings on Database Technologies and Applications supplements course instruction and student research with quality chapters focused on key issues concerning the development, design, and analysis of databases. Containing over 30 chapters from authors across the globe, these selected readings in areas such as data warehousing, information retrieval, and knowledge discovery depict the most relevant and important areas of classroom discussion within the categories of Fundamental Concepts and Theories; Development and Design Methodologies; Tools and Technologies; Application and Utilization; Critical Issues; and Emerging Trends.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

  • Bayesian networking
  • Classification technologies
  • Conceptual Modeling
  • Data Warehousing
  • High Performance Computing
  • Information Retrieval
  • Knowledge Discovery
  • OLAP technologies
  • Rule-based applications
  • Text Mining
  • XML and UML
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"This collection of readings was designed to assist the many companies that are now looking to model-driven development as a way to dramatically increase the productivity, reliability, and adaptability of software engineering approaches."

– Terry Halpin, Neumont University, USA

Editor Halpin and his contributors give students and researchers solid first-contact information and references.

– Book News Inc. (Decemeber 2008)

This book is a collection of independent readings related to database technology, including such topics as data warehouses and online analytical processing (OLAP), security, and modeling. The contributing authors are of very diverse nationalities. The book is structured in six sections and 27 chapters. It starts with a prologue that presents a historical overview of database technology and a summary of different conceptual database modeling approaches.

– Sergio Ilarri, University of Zaragoza, Spain, Computing Reviews
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Terry Halpin, (BSc, DipEd, BA, MLitStud, PhD) is a distinguished professor at Neumont University. His industry experience includes several years in data modeling technology at Asymetrix Corporation, InfoModelers Inc., Visio Corporation, and Microsoft Corporation. His doctoral thesis formalized object-role modeling (ORM/NIAM), and his current research focuses on conceptual modeling and conceptual query technology. He has authored over 150 technical publications and six books, including Information Modeling and Relational Databases and has co-edited four books on information systems modeling research. He is a member of IFIP WG 8.1 (Information Systems), an editor or reviewer for several academic journals, a regular columnist for the Business Rules Journal, and a recipient of the DAMA International Achievement Award for Education (2002) and the IFIP Outstanding Service Award (2006).
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