[comp.software-eng] wanted: a book on semantic data modelling

gordon@siena.siemens.com (Igor Gordon) (06/28/91)

I am looking for a good book on semantic data modelling, with practical
applications. I read Teorey's "Data modeling and design" which a good
guide for the use of enhanced ER techniques. I am looking for a book
which describes advanced techniques based on generalization and 
aggregation, something a bit beyond the traditional ER.

Thanks,
Igor V. Gordon
Siemens Corporate Research

haim@taichi.uucp (24122-Haim Kilov(L028)m000) (06/28/91)

As I had posted some time ago, we have such a book: "Information modeling
concepts and guidelines", Bellcore Special Report SR-OPT-001826.

About 70 pages, and not for the uninitiated, but we do really use it.

Hope this helps.


-Haim Kilov
haim@bcr.cc.bellcore.com

agonzale@nmsu.edu (Agustin Gonzalez-Tuchmann) (06/29/91)

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> I am looking for a good book on semantic data modelling, with practical
> applications. I read Teorey's "Data modeling and design" which a good
> guide for the use of enhanced ER techniques. I am looking for a book
> which describes advanced techniques based on generalization and 
> aggregation, something a bit beyond the traditional ER.

> Thanks,
> Igor V. Gordon
> Siemens Corporate Research

Hi

You can try:
Brodie,M.L. et. al "On Conceptual Modelling", Springer-Verlag,
first edition, New York, 1984.

This book is a collection of articles. It might be a little
outdated but there seems not to be too many books on Semantic
Modelling. This books contains articles like:

Borgida, A. et. al. "Generalization/Specialization as a
basis for Software Specification"

You can also try this article for references:

Hull,R. King, R. "Semantic Database Modelling: Survey, Applications,
and Research Issues", ACM Computing Surveys, Vol. 19, No. 3
Sept. 1987, pp. 202-260.

or:

Peckham J., Maryanski, F. "Semantic Data Models", in ACM Computing
Surveys, Vol. 20, No. 3, Sept. 1988.

I hope this helps.
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