Publisher's Synopsis
This is an overview of progress in methodologies based on the Entity-Relationship approach to the design of information systems and databases, and a survey of progress made in Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools that adopt the Entity-Relationship model as a user interface. It covers all aspects of the research on data management and data analysis, theoretical developments, methodological issues and applications. Also addressed are new emerging fields such as knowledge-based, object-oriented and multimedia systems. The book contains both technical papers and panel material, aimed at an audience of researchers and practitioners in the data management area.
