Leading editor, Tamer Özsu, world renowned leader in the field; university research chair for database research group at Waterloo; was editor-in-chief of VLDB journal, recently retired

Targeted literature references

Each peer-reviewed entry includes: definition, key words, illustrations, applications and bibliography

First reference work on VLDB with an XML e-reference searchable version, with animation /java applets, 4 color, sound files, annual updates on new trends/terms

The Encyclopedia of Databases, a comprehensive work, provides easy access to relevant information on all aspects of very large databases. This encyclopedia features alphabetical organization of concepts covering main areas of very large databases. These 1000 entries offer convenient access to information in the field of databases with definitions and illustrations of basic terminology, concepts, methods, and algorithms, references to literature, and cross-references to other entries and journal articles. Topics for the encyclopedia were selected by a distinguished international advisory board, and written by world class experts in the field.

The Encyclopedia of Databases is designed to meet the needs of research scientists, professors and graduate-level students in computer science and engineering. This encyclopedia is also suitable for practitioners in industry.

Written for:

Researcher scientists and graduate-level students in computer science and geography

Keywords:

Active Databases

Advanced Storage Systems

Bioinformatics and Health Informatics Databases

Data Integration Systems

Data Mining

Data Models

Database Security

Database design

Databases

Geographical Information Systems GIS

Liu

Multimedia Databases

Ozsu

Query Processing and Optimization

Storage Structures

Transaction Management

Very Large Databases

Workflow Management