Conceptual Modeling

by Chen, Peter P. S.; Symposium on Conceptual Modeling (1997 Los Angeles, Calif.)

• ISBN13: 9783540659266
• ISBN10: 3540659269
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-05-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

This book presents a unique survey of the state of the art in conceptual modeling. The 21 carefully reviewed technical contributions by leading researchers in the area address all current research issues and pay attention to applications in various contexts. An introductory survey puts the papers presented in context and the book is concluded by a visionary paper on the future perspectives of conceptual modeling.

Table of Contents

Current Issues of Conceptual Modeling: A Summary of Selective Active Research Topics
Conceptual Design of Parallel Systems	p. 1
Conceptual Modeling Challenges for Model-Based Architecting and Software Engineering (MBASE)	p. 24
Deriving Global Conceptual Views from Multiple Information Sources	p. 44
From Ancient Egyptian Language to Future Conceptual Modeling	p. 56
Breaking the Database out of the Box: Models for Superimposed Information	p. 65
Narratives and Temporal Databases: An Interdisciplinary Perspective	p. 73
Using Conceptual Modeling and Intelligent Agents to Integrate Semi-structured Documents in Federated Databases	p. 87
Supporting the User: Conceptual Modeling and Knowledge Discovery	p. 100
Are Global Understanding, Communication, and Information Management in Information Systems Possible?	p. 105
Enterprise Knowledge Management and Conceptual Modelling	p. 123
Semantic Modeling in Accounting Education, Practice, and Research: Some Progress and Impediments	p. 144
Perspectives in Modeling: Simulation, Database, and Workflow	p. 154
The Challenges of Modeling Biological Information for Genome Databases	p. 168
Trends and Scale-Up for Data Administration	p. 183
Conceptual Modeling for Multiagent Systems: Applying Interaction-Oriented Programming	p. 195
Data and What They Refer to	p. 211
The Strength of ER Modeling	p. 227
Interaction as a Framework for Modeling	p. 243
A Summary of the ER'97 Workshop on Behavioral Modeling	p. 258
What Is the Role of Cognition in Conceptual Modeling? A Report on the First Workshop on Cognition and Conceptual Modeling	p. 272
Conceptual Modeling in Multimedia Information Seeking	p. 281
Future Directions of Conceptual Modeling	p. 287
Author Index	p. 303
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