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From: UH2@PSUVM.BITNET (Lee Sailer)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: Wanted-- database introductory book
Message-ID: <89259.155512UH2@PSUVM.BITNET>
Date: 16 Sep 89 19:55:12 GMT
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In article <CHET.89Sep14152210@sparcy.arc.UUCP>, chet@arc.UUCP (Chet Wood) says:
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>Can anyone recommend a basic text on databases that presents things
>from a general point of view (not too heavily slanted towards MIS

I think that the two textbooks by Mary Loomis might be what you want.
Also try Kroenke and Dolan, or Pratt and Adamsky.

It is hard to find a good reference on OODB, yet, at least I haven't
seen one.  Instead, see Brad Cox's or Betrand Meyers' books on
object-oriented programming, in general

I'm sorry I don't have the complete references here, but you'll
be able to get that at your library, right?  Try QA76.9.

BTW--it is one thing to learn about Hierarchical, Network, Relational,
and OODBMS in general, and quite another to actually understand any
particular commercial product.

                              lee