Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!ccu.umanitoba.ca!herald.usask.ca!alberta!brazeau.ucs.ualberta.ca!unixg.ubc.ca!ubc-cs!uw-beaver!cornell!batcomputer!caen!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!news.cs.indiana.edu!ariel.unm.edu!nmsu!opus!agonzale From: agonzale@nmsu.edu (Agustin Gonzalez-Tuchmann) Newsgroups: comp.software-eng Subject: Re: wanted: a book on semantic data modelling Message-ID: <1634@opus.NMSU.Edu> Date: 28 Jun 91 18:04:58 GMT References: Sender: news@NMSU.Edu Organization: NMSU Computer Science Lines: 50 In-reply-to: gordon@siena.siemens.com's message of 27 Jun 91 18:37:15 GMT In article gordon@siena.siemens.com (Igor Gordon) writes: > Path: nmsu!ariel.unm.edu!news.cs.indiana.edu!samsung!uunet!europa.asd.contel.com!gatech!udel!princeton!siemens!siena.siemens.com!gordon > From: gordon@siena.siemens.com (Igor Gordon) > Newsgroups: comp.software-eng > Date: 27 Jun 91 18:37:15 GMT > Sender: news@siemens.siemens.com > Lines: 9 > I am looking for a good book on semantic data modelling, with practical > applications. I read Teorey's "Data modeling and design" which a good > guide for the use of enhanced ER techniques. I am looking for a book > which describes advanced techniques based on generalization and > aggregation, something a bit beyond the traditional ER. > Thanks, > Igor V. Gordon > Siemens Corporate Research Hi You can try: Brodie,M.L. et. al "On Conceptual Modelling", Springer-Verlag, first edition, New York, 1984. This book is a collection of articles. It might be a little outdated but there seems not to be too many books on Semantic Modelling. This books contains articles like: Borgida, A. et. al. "Generalization/Specialization as a basis for Software Specification" You can also try this article for references: Hull,R. King, R. "Semantic Database Modelling: Survey, Applications, and Research Issues", ACM Computing Surveys, Vol. 19, No. 3 Sept. 1987, pp. 202-260. or: Peckham J., Maryanski, F. "Semantic Data Models", in ACM Computing Surveys, Vol. 20, No. 3, Sept. 1988. I hope this helps. -- --------------------------------- * ----------------------------------- Agustin Gonzalez-Tuchmann dbase-l list owner. New Mexico State University Office: SH-165 Computer Science Department Phone: (505) 646-6243 Las Cruces, N.M. 88003-0001 e-mail: agonzale@nmsu.edu