Abstract
Object database systems, those based on semantic and object-oriented data models, have emerged as the practical database management technology for the 1990s. A viewpoint on the principal characteristics of object databases is presented, as well as the evolution of data modeling leading to the current state-of-the-art. Some thoughts on the future of data models and systems, beyond object databases, are examined. Database system interoperation is identified as a major focus for database research in the next decade. The importance of object database concepts, as well as those beyond, are examined as key to addressing the problem of interoperability. The Remote-Exchange research project at USC is reviewed to illustrate an approach to information sharing and exchange among autonomous, heterogeneous database systems.
This research was supported, in part, by the National Science Foundation under grant IRI-9021028.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Afsarmanesh, H. and McLeod, D., The 3DIS: An Extensible, Object-Oriented Information Management Environment, ACM Transactions on Information Systems, 7 (4): 339–377, October 1989.
Batini, C., Lenzerini, M. and Navathe, S., A Comparative Analysis of Methodologies for Database Schema Integration, ACM Computing Surveys, 18 (4): 323–364, December 1986.
Brachman, R. and Schmolze, J., An Overview of the KL-ONE Knowledge Representation System, Cognitive Science, 9: 171–216, 1985.
Brodie, M., Mylopoulos, J. and Schmidt, J. (editors), On Conceptual Modeling - Perspectives from Artificial Intelligence, Databases, and Programming Languages, Springer-Verlag, 1984.
Cardenas, A. and McLeod, D. (editors), Research Foundations in Object-Oriented and Semantic Database Systems, Prentice Hall, 1990.
Chomicki, J. and Litwin, W., Declarative Definition of Object-Oriented Multidatabase Mappings, in Distributed Object Management (editors Ozsu, T., Dayal, U., and Valduriez, P. ), Morgan Kaufman, 1993.
Dittrich, K., Object-Oriented Database Systems: The Notions and the Issues, Proceedings of International Workshop on Object-Oriented Database Systems, IEEE, 1986.
Fang, D., Hammer, J., McLeod, D., and Si, A., Remote-Exchange: An Approach to Controlled Sharing among Autonomous, Heterogeneous Database Systems, Proceedings of Compcon Conference, IEEE, February 1991.
Fang, D., Hammer, J., and McLeod, D., An Approach to Behavior Sharing in Federated Database Systems, in Distributed Object Management (editors Ozsu, T., Dayal, U., and Valduriez, P. ), Morgan Kaufman, 1993.
Fang, D., and McLeod, D., Seamless Interconnection in Federated Database Systems, in Database Systems for Next-Generation Applications: Principles and Practice (editor Kambayashi, Y. ), World Scientific, 1993.
Fang, D., Ghandeharizadeh, S., McLeod, D., and Si, A., The Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of an Object-Based Sharing Mechanism for Federated Database Systems, Proceedings of International Conference on Data Engineering, April 1993 (to appear).
Fankhauser, P. and Neuhold, E., Knowledge Based Integration of Heterogeneous Databases, Proceedings of IFIP DS-5 Working Conference on the Semantics on Interoperable Database Systems, Elsevier, 1993.
Hartig, M. and Dittrich, K., An Object-Oriented Integration Framework for Building Heterogeneous Database Systems, Proceedings of IFIP DS-5 Working Conference on the Semantics on Interoperable Database Systems, Elsevier, 1993.
Heimbigner, D. and McLeod, D., A Federated Architecture for Information Systems, ACM Transactions on Office Information Systems, 3 (3): 253–278, July 1985.
Hull, R. and King, R., Semantic Data modeling: Survey, Applications, and Research Issues, ACM Computing Surveys, 19 (3): 201–260, September 1987.
Karl, S. and Lockemann, P., Design of Engineering Databases: A Case for More Varied Semantic Modeling Concepts, Information Systems, 13 (4): 335–357, 1988.
Kent, W., The Many Forms of a Single Fact, Proceedings of Compcon Conference, IEEE, February 1989.
Kent, W., Object Identification in Multidatabase Systems, Proceedings of IFIP DS-5 Working Conference on the Semantics on Interoperable Database Systems, Elsevier, 1993.
Litwin, W., Mark, L., and Roussopoulos, N., Interoperability of Multiple Autonomous Databases, ACM Computing Surveys, 22 (3): 267–296, September 1990.
Lyngbaek, P. and McLeod, D., Object Management in Distributed Information Systems, ACM Transactions on Office Information Systems, 2 (2): 96–122, April 1984.
Maier, D. and Zdonik, S. (editors), Readings in Object-Oriented Databases, Morgan Kaufman, 1990.
Malone, T., Grant, K., Turbak, F., Brobst, S. and Cohen, M., Intelligent Information-Sharing Systems, Communications of the ACM, 30 (5): 390–402, May 1987.
Schek, H. and Wolf, A., Cooperation Between Autonomous Operation Services and Object Database Systems in a Heterogeneous Environment, Proceedings of IFIP DS-5 Working Conference on the Semantics on Interoperable Database Systems, Elsevier, 1993.
Sheth, A. and Larson, J., Federated Database Systems for Managing Distributed, Heterogeneous, and Autonomous Databases, ACM Computing Surveys, 22 (3): 183–236, September 1990.
Sheth, A., Schemata of Interoperable Databases Systems: Beyond Data Modeling, Proceedings of IFIP DS-5 Working Conference on the Semantics on Interoperable Database Systems, Elsevier, 1993.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1993 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this paper
Cite this paper
McLeod, D. (1993). Beyond Object Databases. In: Stucky, W., Oberweis, A. (eds) Datenbanksysteme in Büro, Technik und Wissenschaft. Informatik aktuell. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-86096-6_1
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-86096-6_1
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-540-56487-4
Online ISBN: 978-3-642-86096-6
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive