Multidatabase Systems: An Advanced Solution for Global Information Sharing

A tutorial comprising reprinted papers that explore issues associated with multidatabases and present the current status of work in the field. It covers a wide range of theoretical, conceptual, and practical topics and addresses the needs of a broad audience, including researchers, database designers, practitioners, and users of database systems. The papers are organized in six chapters, each with its own introduction: introduction to multidatabase systems; the global information-sharing environment; multidatabase issues; multidatabase design choices; current research in multidatabase projects; and the future of multidatabase systems. No index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.