Conceptual Modeling: Foundations and Applications

Alex T. Borgida

ISBN 10: 3642024629 / ISBN 13: 9783642024627

Published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg Jun 2009, 2009

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This Festschrift volume, published in honor of John Mylopoulos on the occasion of his retirement from the University of Toronto, contains 25 high-quality papers, written by leading scientists in the field of conceptual modeling.The volume has been divided into six sections. The first section focuses on the foundations of conceptual modeling and contains material on ontologies and knowledge representation. The four sections on software and requirements engineering, information systems, information integration, and web and services, represent the chief current application domains of conceptual modeling. Finally, the section on implementations concentrates on projects that build tools to support conceptual modeling. With its in-depth coverage of diverse topics, this book could be a useful companion to a course on conceptual modeling. 532 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Conceptual Modeling: Foundations and Applications
• Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg Jun 2009
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3642024629
• ISBN 13: 9783642024627
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 155H x 29D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 29 millimeters depth
• Weight: 797 grams

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This Festschrift volume, published in honor of John Mylopoulos on the occasion of his retirement from the University of Toronto, contains 25 high-quality papers, written by leading scientists in the field of conceptual modeling. The volume has been divided into six sections. The first section focuses on the foundations of conceptual modeling and contains material on ontologies and knowledge representation. The four sections on software and requirements engineering, information systems, information integration, and web and services, represent the chief current application domains of conceptual modeling. Finally, the section on implementations concentrates on projects that build tools to support conceptual modeling. With its in-depth coverage of diverse topics, this book could be a useful companion to a course on conceptual modeling.