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Interfaces to Database Systems (IDS94)

Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Interfaces to Database Systems, Lancaster University, 13–15 July 1994

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1995

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Editors:
  1. Pete Sawyer

    1. Computing Department, Lancaster University, Bailrigg, Lancaster, UK

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Part of the book series: Workshops in Computing (WORKSHOPS COMP.)

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Table of contents (20 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Invited Paper

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Configuring Database Query Languages

      • Richard Cooper
      Pages 3-21

  3. Naive and Application-Specific User Interfaces

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23
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    2. GUIDANCE: Making it Easy for the User to be an Expert

      • David Haw, Carole Goble, Alan Rector
      Pages 25-48

    3. HIBROWSE for Hotels: Bridging the Gap Between User and System Views of a Database

      • G. P. Ellis, J. E. Finlay, A. S. Pollitt
      Pages 49-62

  4. Formal Approaches

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 63-63
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    2. A Visual Approach to Multilinear Recursion

      • Tiziana Catarci, Giuseppe Santucci
      Pages 65-83

    3. Database Querying by Hypergraph Manipulation

      • Tiziana Catarci, Laura Tarantino
      Pages 84-103

    4. SFQI: Semi-Formal Query Language Interface to Relational Databases

      • M. N. MdSap, D. R. McGregor
      Pages 104-124

  5. 3-Dimensional Visualisation and Virtual Reality

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-125
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    2. Design of a 3D User Interface to a Database

      • John Boyle, John E. Fothergill, Peter M. D. Gray
      Pages 127-142

    3. Three Dimensional Interface for an Object Oriented Database

      • Martin H. Rapley, Jessie B. Kennedy
      Pages 143-167

    4. Virtual Environments for Data Sharing and Visualisation — Populated Information Terrains

      • Steve Benford, John Mariani
      Pages 168-182

  6. Data Model Issues I

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183
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    2. A Graphical User Interface for Schema Evolution in an Object-Oriented Database

      • Simon Monk
      Pages 185-196

    3. Unifying Interaction with Persistent Data and Program

      • R. C. H. Connor, Q. I. Cutts, G. N. C. Kirby, V. S. Moore, R. Morrison
      Pages 197-212

  7. Metaphors

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 213-213
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    2. Bags and Viewers: A Metaphor for Intelligent Database Access

      • Robert Inder, Jussi Stader
      Pages 215-235

    3. Query by Browsing

      • Alan Dix, Andrew Patrick
      Pages 236-248
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About this book

A brief survey of the major DBMS and HeI conference proceedings over the past 10 years will reveal isolated pockets of research in database user interfaces but little sense of being swept along with the general advances in DBMS technology and Hel. New data models have evolved to meet the needs of different application domains; persistent programming languages are blurring the traditional distinction between data definition and application programming languages; distribution and inter-operability have become issues as have the storage of heterogeneous media types; yet it is still rare to read of the HeI issues raised by these technological innovations being expressly addressed and rarer still to find recognition of the usability problems with longer-established database technologies. There are at least two reasons why this should be surprising: • Database systems are not like other computer systems; existing both as back-ends to other applications and as stand-alone data stores, they are typically slow, deal with very large volumes of data and can involve all sorts of security, confidentiality and even cooperability issues. • Databases are everywhere. Perhaps only word processors and spread­ sheets are more widespread. In addition, as business cultures change and personal computing continues to mould expectations, end-users find themselves interacting increasingly closely with database systems.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Computing Department, Lancaster University, Bailrigg, Lancaster, UK

    Pete Sawyer

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Interfaces to Database Systems (IDS94)

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Interfaces to Database Systems, Lancaster University, 13–15 July 1994

  • Editors: Pete Sawyer

  • Series Title: Workshops in Computing

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3818-1

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-19910-6Published: 13 December 1994

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-3818-1Published: 11 November 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1431-1682

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 368

  • Number of Illustrations: 84 b/w illustrations

  • Additional Information: Jointly published with the British Computer Society

  • Topics: Database Management

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