Ebook: Conceptual Modeling – ER ’98: 17th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling, Singapore, November 16-19, 1998. Proceedings

This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling, ER '98, held in Singapore, in November 1998.
The 32 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 95 submissions. The book is divided into chapters on conceptual modeling and design, user interface modeling, information retrieval on the Web, semantics and constraints, conceptual modeling tools, quality and reliability metrics, industrial experience in conceptual modeling, object-oriented database management systems, data warehousing, industrial case studies, object-oriented approaches.

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This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling, ER '98, held in Singapore, in November 1998.
The 32 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 95 submissions. The book is divided into chapters on conceptual modeling and design, user interface modeling, information retrieval on the Web, semantics and constraints, conceptual modeling tools, quality and reliability metrics, industrial experience in conceptual modeling, object-oriented database management systems, data warehousing, industrial case studies, object-oriented approaches.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages -
The Rise, Fall and Return of Software Industry in Japan....Pages 1-6
Conceptual Design and Development of Information Services....Pages 7-20
An EER-Based Conceptual Model and Query Language for Time-Series Data....Pages 21-34
Chrono: A Conceptual Design Framework for Temporal Entities....Pages 35-50
Designing Well-Structured Websites: Lessons to Be Learned from Database Schema Methodology....Pages 51-64
Formalizing the Informational Content of Database User Interfaces....Pages 65-77
A Conceptual-Modeling Approach to Extracting Data from the Web....Pages 78-91
Information Coupling in Web Databases....Pages 92-106
Structure-Based Queries over the World Wide Web....Pages 107-120
Integrated Approach for Modelling of Semantic and Pragmatic Dependencies of Information Systems....Pages 121-134
Inference of Aggregate Relationships through Database Reverse Engineering....Pages 135-149
On the Consistency of Int-cardinality Constraints....Pages 150-163
Realizing Next Generation Internet Applications: Are There Genuine Research Problems, or Is It Advanced Product Development?....Pages 164-164
Web Sites Need Models and Schemes....Pages 165-167
ARTEMIS: A Process Modeling and Analysis Tool Environment....Pages 168-182
From Object Oriented Conceptual Modeling to Automated Programming in Java....Pages 183-196
An Evaluation of Two Approaches to Exploiting Real-World Knowledge by Intelligent Database Design Tools....Pages 197-210
Metrics for Evaluating the Quality of Entity Relationship Models....Pages 211-225
A Transformational Approach to Correct Schema Refinements....Pages 226-239
The Guidelines of Modeling – An Approach to Enhance the Quality in Information Models....Pages 240-254
Improving the Quality of Entity Relationship Models—Experience in Research and Practice....Pages 255-276
The Troll Approach to Conceptual Modelling: Syntax, Semantics, and Tools....Pages 277-290
Process Failure in a Rapidly Changing High-Tech Organisation: A System Dynamics View....Pages 291-300
ROL2: A Real Deductive Object-Oriented Database Language....Pages 302-315
Multiobjects to Ease Schema Evolution in an OODBMS....Pages 316-333
Implementation of Automatic Lock Determination in C++-Based OODBMSs....Pages 334-347
Do We Need Information Modeling for the Information Highway?....Pages 348-348
Design and Analysis of Quality Information for Data Warehouses....Pages 349-362
Data Warehouse Schema and Instance Design....Pages 363-376
Reducing Algorithms for Materialized View Updates....Pages 377-392
Reengineering Conventional Data and Process Models with Business Object Models: A Case Study Based on SAP R/3 and UML....Pages 393-406
An Active Conceptual Model for Fixed Income Securities Analysis for Multiple Financial Institutions....Pages 407-420
An Entomological Collections Database Model for INPA....Pages 421-434
A Global Object Model for Accommodating Instance Heterogeneities....Pages 435-448
On Formalizing the UML Object Constraint Language OCL....Pages 449-464
Derived Horizontal Class Partitioning in OODBs: Design Strategies, Analytical Model, and Evaluation....Pages 465-479
Back Matter....Pages -

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This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling, ER '98, held in Singapore, in November 1998.
The 32 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 95 submissions. The book is divided into chapters on conceptual modeling and design, user interface modeling, information retrieval on the Web, semantics and constraints, conceptual modeling tools, quality and reliability metrics, industrial experience in conceptual modeling, object-oriented database management systems, data warehousing, industrial case studies, object-oriented approaches.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages -
The Rise, Fall and Return of Software Industry in Japan....Pages 1-6
Conceptual Design and Development of Information Services....Pages 7-20
An EER-Based Conceptual Model and Query Language for Time-Series Data....Pages 21-34
Chrono: A Conceptual Design Framework for Temporal Entities....Pages 35-50
Designing Well-Structured Websites: Lessons to Be Learned from Database Schema Methodology....Pages 51-64
Formalizing the Informational Content of Database User Interfaces....Pages 65-77
A Conceptual-Modeling Approach to Extracting Data from the Web....Pages 78-91
Information Coupling in Web Databases....Pages 92-106
Structure-Based Queries over the World Wide Web....Pages 107-120
Integrated Approach for Modelling of Semantic and Pragmatic Dependencies of Information Systems....Pages 121-134
Inference of Aggregate Relationships through Database Reverse Engineering....Pages 135-149
On the Consistency of Int-cardinality Constraints....Pages 150-163
Realizing Next Generation Internet Applications: Are There Genuine Research Problems, or Is It Advanced Product Development?....Pages 164-164
Web Sites Need Models and Schemes....Pages 165-167
ARTEMIS: A Process Modeling and Analysis Tool Environment....Pages 168-182
From Object Oriented Conceptual Modeling to Automated Programming in Java....Pages 183-196
An Evaluation of Two Approaches to Exploiting Real-World Knowledge by Intelligent Database Design Tools....Pages 197-210
Metrics for Evaluating the Quality of Entity Relationship Models....Pages 211-225
A Transformational Approach to Correct Schema Refinements....Pages 226-239
The Guidelines of Modeling – An Approach to Enhance the Quality in Information Models....Pages 240-254
Improving the Quality of Entity Relationship Models—Experience in Research and Practice....Pages 255-276
The Troll Approach to Conceptual Modelling: Syntax, Semantics, and Tools....Pages 277-290
Process Failure in a Rapidly Changing High-Tech Organisation: A System Dynamics View....Pages 291-300
ROL2: A Real Deductive Object-Oriented Database Language....Pages 302-315
Multiobjects to Ease Schema Evolution in an OODBMS....Pages 316-333
Implementation of Automatic Lock Determination in C++-Based OODBMSs....Pages 334-347
Do We Need Information Modeling for the Information Highway?....Pages 348-348
Design and Analysis of Quality Information for Data Warehouses....Pages 349-362
Data Warehouse Schema and Instance Design....Pages 363-376
Reducing Algorithms for Materialized View Updates....Pages 377-392
Reengineering Conventional Data and Process Models with Business Object Models: A Case Study Based on SAP R/3 and UML....Pages 393-406
An Active Conceptual Model for Fixed Income Securities Analysis for Multiple Financial Institutions....Pages 407-420
An Entomological Collections Database Model for INPA....Pages 421-434
A Global Object Model for Accommodating Instance Heterogeneities....Pages 435-448
On Formalizing the UML Object Constraint Language OCL....Pages 449-464
Derived Horizontal Class Partitioning in OODBs: Design Strategies, Analytical Model, and Evaluation....Pages 465-479
Back Matter....Pages -
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