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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction to the Use of Functions in the Management of Data
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Advances in Information Modelling using a Functional Approach
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Advances in Information Integration and Interoperability
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Advances in Analysis and Optimisation using a Functional Approach
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Looking Forward to Functional Approaches for Semi-Structured Data
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About this book
It is over 20 years since the functional data model and functional programming languages were first introduced to the computing community. Although developed by separate research communities, recent work, presented in this book, suggests there is powerful synergy in their integration. As database technology emerges as central to yet more complex and demanding applications in areas such as bioinformatics, national security, criminal investigations and advanced engineering, more sophisticated approaches like those presented here, are needed.
A tutorial introduction by the editors prepares the reader for the chapters that follow, written by leading researchers, including some of the early pioneers. They provide a comprehensive treatment showing how the functional approach provides for modeling, analyzis and optimization in databases, and also data integration and interoperation in heterogeneous environments. Several chapters deal with mathematical results on the transformation of expressions, fundamental to the functional approach. The book also aims to show how the approach relates to the Internet and current work on semistructured data, XML and RDF.
The book presents a comprehensive view of the functional approach to data management, bringing together important material hitherto widely scattered, some new research, and a comprehensive set of references. It will serve as a valuable resource for researchers, faculty and graduate students, as well as those in industry responsible for new systems development.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Computing Science, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
Peter M. D. Gray
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E-Center for E-Business and Department of ISE, George Mason University, Fairfax, USA
Larry Kerschberg
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School of Computer Science and Information Systems, Birkbeck College, University of London, London, UK
Peter J. H. King, Alexandra Poulovassilis
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Functional Approach to Data Management
Book Subtitle: Modeling, Analyzing and Integrating Heterogeneous Data
Editors: Peter M. D. Gray, Larry Kerschberg, Peter J. H. King, Alexandra Poulovassilis
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05372-0
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2004
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-00375-5Published: 16 September 2003
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-05575-1Published: 30 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-05372-0Published: 29 June 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 506
Topics: Data Structures and Information Theory, Database Management, Programming Techniques, Information Storage and Retrieval, Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet)