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On Conceptual Modelling

Perspectives from Artificial Intelligence, Databases, and Programming Languages

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  • © 1984

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Editors:
  1. Michael L. Brodie

    1. Computer Corporation of America, Four Cambridge Center, Cambridge, USA

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  2. John Mylopoulos

    1. Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

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  3. Joachim W. Schmidt

    1. Fachbereich Informatik, Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany

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Part of the book series: Topics in Information Systems (TINF)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Artificial Intelligence, Database, and Programming Language Overviews

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. An Overview of Knowledge Representation

      • John Mylopoulos, Hector J. Levesque
      Pages 3-17

    3. On the Development of Data Models

      • Michael L. Brodie
      Pages 19-47

    4. The Impact of Modelling and Abstraction Concerns on Modern Programming Languages

      • Mary Shaw
      Pages 49-83

  3. Perspectives from Artificial Intelligence

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85
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    2. Generalization/Specialization as a Basis for Software Specification

      • Alexander Borgida, John Mylopoulos, Harry K. T. Wong
      Pages 87-117

    3. Some Remarks on the Semantics of Representation Languages

      • David J. Israel, Ronald J. Brachman
      Pages 119-146

    4. Open Systems

      • Carl Hewitt, Peter de Jong
      Pages 147-164

    5. The Logic of Incomplete Knowledge Bases

      • Hector J. Levesque
      Pages 165-189

    6. Towards a Logical Reconstruction of Relational Database Theory

      • Raymond Reiter
      Pages 191-238

    7. A Formal Representation for Plans in the Programmer’s Apprentice

      • Charles Rich
      Pages 239-273

  4. Perspectives from Databases

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 275-275
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    2. On the Design and Specification of Database Transactions

      • Michael L. Brodie, Dzenan Ridjanovic
      Pages 277-312

    3. A Unified Model and Methodology for Conceptual Database Design

      • Roger King, Dennis McLeod
      Pages 313-331

    4. Adding Semantic Knowledge to a Relational Database System

      • Michael Stonebraker
      Pages 333-356

  5. Perspectives from Programming Languages

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 357-357
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    2. The Functional Data Model and its Uses for Interaction with Databases

      • Peter Buneman, Rishiyur Nikhil
      Pages 359-384

    3. Types in the Programming Language Ada

      • Bernd Krieg-Brueckner
      Pages 385-410

    4. Data Selection, Sharing, and Access Control in a Relational Scenario

      • Manuel Mall, Joachim W. Schmidt, Manuel Reimer
      Pages 411-440
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About this book

The growing demand for systems of ever-increasing complexity and precision has stimulated the need for higher level concepts, tools, and techniques in every area of Computer Science. Some of these areas, in particular Artificial Intelligence, Databases, and Programming Lan­ guages, are attempting to meet this demand by defining a new, more abstract level of system description. We call this new level conceptual in recognition of its basic conceptual nature. In Artificial Intelligence, the problem of designing an expert system is seen primarily as a problem of building a knowledge base that repre­ sents knowledge about an enterprise. Consequently, Knowledge Repre­ sentation is viewed as a central issue in Artificial Intelligence research. Database design methodologies developed during the last five years are almost unanimous in offering semantic data models in terms of which the designer directly and naturally models an enterprise before proceed­ ing to a detailed logical and physical database design. In Programming Languages, different forms of abstraction which allow implementation­ independent specifications of data, functions, and control have been a major research theme for a decade. To emphasize the common goals of these three research efforts, we call this new activity conceptual modelling.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Computer Corporation of America, Four Cambridge Center, Cambridge, USA

    Michael L. Brodie

  • Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

    John Mylopoulos

  • Fachbereich Informatik, Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany

    Joachim W. Schmidt

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: On Conceptual Modelling

  • Book Subtitle: Perspectives from Artificial Intelligence, Databases, and Programming Languages

  • Editors: Michael L. Brodie, John Mylopoulos, Joachim W. Schmidt

  • Series Title: Topics in Information Systems

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5196-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-9732-1Published: 03 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-5196-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1431-9365

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 510

  • Topics: Artificial Intelligence, Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters, Models and Principles

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