Information modeling and relational databases

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Information Modeling and Relational Databases, second edition, provides an introduction to ORM (Object-Role Modeling)and much more. In fact, it is the only book to go beyond introductory coverage and provide all of the in-depth instruction you need to transform knowledge from domain experts into a sound database design. This book is intended for anyone with a stake in the accuracy and efficacy of databases: systems analysts, information modelers, database designers and administrators, and progr…

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Full title :Information modeling and relational databases / Terry Halpin, Tony Morgan.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2008.
Edition:2nd ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Elsevier/Morgan Kaufman Publishers
Place of Publication:Burlington, MA
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2008.

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Description:1 online resource (xxvi, 943 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780080568737, 0080568734, 1281749346, 9781281749345, 9786611749347, 6611749349
oclc:ocn298435616
LC Classification:QA76.9.D26
Dewey Decimal:005.75/6

Front Cover; Information Modeling and Relational Databases; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword by John Zachman; Foreword by Sjir Nijssen; Foreword by Gordon Everest; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Information Modeling; 1.2 Modeling Approaches; 1.3 Some Historical Background; 1.4 The Relevant Skills; 1.5 Summary; Chapter 2 Information Levels and Frameworks; 2.1 Four Information Levels; 2.2 The Conceptual Level; 2.3 Database Design Example; 2.4 Development Frameworks; 2.5 Summary; Chapter 3 Conceptual Modeling: First Steps; 3.1 Conceptual Modeling Language Criteria

3.2 Conceptual Schema Design Procedure3.3 CSDP Step 1: From Examples to Elementary Facts; 3.4 CSDP Step 2: Draw Fact Types and Populate; 3.5 CSDP Step 3: Trim Schema; Note Basic Derivations; 3.6 Summary; Chapter 4 Uniqueness Constraints; 4.1 Introduction to CSDP Step 4; 4.2 Uniqueness Constraints on Unaries and Binaries; 4.3 Uniqueness Constraints on Longer Fact Types; 4.4 External Uniqueness Constraints; 4.5 Key Length Check; 4.6 Projections and Joins; 4.7 Summary; Chapter 5 Mandatory Roles; 5.1 Introduction to CSDP Step 5; 5.2 Mandatory and Optional Roles; 5.3 Reference Schemes

5.4 Case Study: A Compact Disc Ret…