Databases / edited by J. Paredaens.

Content
1 Database for office automation
1 Fundamental concepts of database
1.1 Data models
1.2 The network model
1.3 Data definition language (DDL) and database schemas
1.4 Data manipulation language
1.5 The hierarchical model
etc.


2 Data management in office information system
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Categories of office conceptual models
2.3 From data management to office information system
2.4 Forms
2.5 Office procedures
etc

2 Implementation of rational database systems
1. Introduction
2. The relational model
3. The SQL language
4. Overall architecture
5. The storage system
6. The compilation
7. Concurrency
8. Recovery
9. Other development


3 Decision support system for logistics
1. Introduction to logistic systems
2. Survey of information system theory
3. Examples of functions of information systems
4. some combinatorial models fro logistics
5 Design theory of decision system
6 Case study: an inland navigation company


4 Information analysis and conceptual modeling
1.Trends in information systems methodologies
2. Concepts for structure modeling
3. Concepts for behavior modeling
4. Conceptual modeling languages
5. Modeling in the systems development process
6. Methods and techniques


5 A Survey of theoretical research on typed complex database objects
1. Introduction
2. The product and set constructs
3. Non-first normal form relations
4. V - relations
5 The logical data model

Includes bibliographical references and index.