XML Databases and the Semantic Web / Edition 1

by Bhavani Thuraisingham

Overview

Efficient access to data, sharing data, extracting information from data, and making use of the information have become urgent needs for today's corporations. With so much data on the Web, managing it with conventional tools is becoming almost impossible. New tools and techniques are necessary to provide interoperability as well as warehousing between multiple data sources and systems, and to extract information from the databases. XML Databases and the Semantic Web focuses on critical and new Web technologies needed for organizations to carry out transactions on the Web, to understand how to use the Web effectively, and to exchange complex documents on the Web.

This reference for database administrators, database designers, and Web designers working in tandem with database technologists covers three emerging technologies of significant impact for electronic business: Extensible Markup Language (XML), semi-structured databases, and the semantic Web. The first two parts of the book explore these emerging technologies. The third part highlights the implications of these technologies for e-business. Overall, the book presents a comprehensive view of critical technologies for the Web in general and XML in particular.

The semantic Web, XML, and semi-structured databases are still relatively new technologies that integrate many other technologies. As these technologies and integration of these advances mature, we can expect to see progress in the semantic web. The information contained in XML Databases and the Semantic Web is essential to the future success of effective e-business on the Web.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367396244
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/05/2019
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Trends 1

1.2 Supporting Technologies for XML 2

1.3 XML Technologies 2

1.4 XML Applications 3

1.5 Organization of This Book 4

1.6 How to Proceed 7

Part I Supporting Technologies for XML 9

Chapter 2 The World Wide Web and XML 11

2.1 Overview 11

2.2 Evolution of the Web 12

2.3 Corporate Information Infrastructures 14

2.4 Some Supporting Technologies for the Web 15

2.4.1 Overview 15

2.4.2 Role of Java for the Web and Data Management 15

2.4.3 Digital Libraries 17

2.4.4 Hypermedia Systems 21

2.4.5 Review of HTML 23

2.5 Word Wide Web Consortium and XML 23

2.6 Summary 24

Chapter 3 Web Database Management and XML 25

3.1 Overview 25

3.2 Web Databases 26

3.2.1 Overview 26

3.2.2 Data Representation and Data Modeling 27

3.2.3 Web Database Management Functions 27

3.2.4 Semistructured Databases 30

3.3 Data Mining and the Web 30

3.3.1 Overview 30

3.3.2 Mining Data on the Web 32

3.3.3 Mining Usage Patterns 36

3.3.4 Applications and Directions 37

3.3.5 Security and Privacy Concerns 38

3.4 Architectural Aspects 40

3.4.1 Overview 40

3.4.2 Database Access 41

3.4.3 Three Tier Computing 42

3.4.4 Interoperability 42

3.4.5 Note on Migration 45

3.4.6 Models of Communication 47

3.4.7 Note on Federated Computing 50

3.5 Relationship to XML 50

3.6 Summary 52

Chapter 4 Information Retrieval Systems and XML 53

4.1 Overview 53

4.2 Text Retrieval 53

4.3 Image Retrieval 58

4.4 Video Retrieval 59

4.5 Audio Retrieval 64

4.6 Multimedia Data Types 67

4.7 Markup Languages and SGML 68

4.8 Relationship to XML 70

4.8 Summary 70

Chapter 5 Information Management Technologies and XML 71

5.1 Overview 71

5.2 Collaboration and Data Management 71

5.3 Multimedia Data Management 74

5.4 Knowledge Management 75

5.5 Decision Support 78

5.6 Agents for the Web 80

5.7 Some Other Information Technologies 85

5.7.1 Overview 85

5.7.2 Training and Distance Learning 86

5.7.3 Visualization 87

5.7.4 Quality-of-Service Aspects 89

5.7.5 Wireless Information Management 89

5.7.6 Some Directions 90

5.8 Relationship to XML 91

5.9 Summary 91

Chapter 6 E-Commerce and XML 93

6.1 Overview 93

6.2 E-Business and E-Commerce 93

6.3 Models for E-Commerce 97

6.4 Architectures or E-Commerce 99

6.5 E-Commerce Functions 103

6.6 Information Technologies for E-Commerce 104

6.7 Relationship to XML 105

6.8 Summary 106

Chapter 7 Metadata, Ontologies, and XML 109

7.1 Overview 109

7.2 Background on Metadata 109

7.3 Metadata for the Web 111

7.4 Mining and Metadata 111

7.5 Note on Ontologies 115

7.6 Relationship to XML 117

7.7 Summary 119

Conclusion to Part 1 121

Part II XML and the Semantic Web 123

Chapter 8 Basic Concepts in XML 125

8.1 Overview 125

8.2 Components of an XML Document 125

8.3 Containers, Elements, and Attributes 127

8.4 Namespaces 128

8.5 Data Types 129

8.6 Other Aspects 130

8.7 Summary 131

Chapter 9 Advanced Concepts in XML 133

9.1 Overview 133

9.2 Semantic Issues 133

9.3 Revisiting DTDs 135

9.4 Xlink and Other Constructs 136

9.5 XML Schemes 137

9.6 XMLQL 138

9.7 Data Integration Issues 139

9.8 Internationalization 140

9.9 Other Aspects 140

9.10 Summary 141

Chapter 10 The Semantic Web 143

10.1 Overview 143

10.2 Semantic Web Concepts 144

10.3 RDF 145

10.4 Revisiting Ontologies 148

10.5 Agents and the DAML Program 148

10.6 Semantic Web as a Database 149

10.7 XML, RDF, and Interoperability 150

10.8 Web vs. the Semantic Web 152

10.9 Summary 152

Chapter 11 Semistructured Databases 155

11.1 Overview 155

11.2 Architectures for Semistructured Databases 156

11.3 Data Models for Semistructured Databases 157

11.4 Functions of Semistructured Databases 161

11.4.1 Overview 161

11.4.2 Data Manipulation and Query Processing 162

11.4.3 Transaction Management 164

11.4.4 Metadata Management 164

11.4.5 Storage Management 164

11.4.6 Data Distribution 164

11.4.7 Quality of Service 165

11.4.8 Real-Time Processing 166

11.4.9 User Interface 166

11.4.10 Maintaining Data Integrity and Security 166

11.5 Interoperability and Migration of Semistructured Databases 167

11.6 Revisiting XML 167

11.7 Some Developments 167

11.8 Summary 169

Conclusion to Part II 171

Part III Applications of XML 173

Chapter 12 XML Applications to E-Commerce 175

12.1 Overview 175

12.2 Discussion of Applications 175

12.3 Some Related Efforts 178

12.3.1 Overview 178

12.3.2 ebXML 178

12.3.3 RosettaNet 180

12.3.4 Commerce One.Net 181

12.4 Summary 181

Chapter 13 Applications of XML to Data Management 183

13.1 Overview 183

13.2 Metadata 183

13.3 Semistructured Databases 185

13.4 XML and Query Processing 186

13.5 Transaction Processing 187

13.6 Storage Management 187

13.7 Security, Integrity, and Fault Tolerance 188

13.8 Data Distribution 189

13.9 Interoperability and Migration 189

13.10 Data Warehousing and Mining 190

13.11 Architectures 191

13.12 Object Technology 193

13.13 Summary 193

Chapter 14 Applications of XML to Information Management 195

14.1 Overview 195

14.2 Multimedia and XML 195

14.3 Collaborative Computing and XML 196

14.4 Knowledge Management and XML 198

14.5 Decision Support and XML 199

14.6 Agents and XML 199

14.7 Wireless Computing 200

14.8 Other Information Technologies and XML 201

14.9 Summary 202

Chapter 15 XML-Related Data and Information Management Tools for the Web 203

15.1 Overview 203

15.2 Web Database System Tools 204

15.3 Web Mining Tools 206

15.4 Web Application Server Tools 207

15.5 Web Knowledge Management Tools 207

15.6 Web Metadata and XML Tools 208

15.7 Other Web Information Management Tools 209

15.8 Breakthrough Standards, Tools, and Services 210

15.8.1 Overview 210

15.8.2 SOAP 210

15.8.3 WSDL 210

15.8.4 UDDI 211

15.8.5 DOTNET 211

15.8.6 J2EE 211

15.9 Summary 212

Chapter 16 Building the Semantic Web 213

16.1 Overview 213

16.2 Revisiting Web vs. the Semantic Web 213

16.3 Incremental Evolution and Architectural Aspects 214

16.4 Data and Information Management Aspects 216

16.5 Interoperability Issues, XML, and RDF 217

16.6 Web Services 219

16.7 Putting It Together 220

16.8 Summary 221

Conclusion to Part III 223

Chapter 17 Summary and Directions 225

17.1 About This Chapter 225

17.2 Summary of This Book 225

17.3 Challenges and Directions for XML, Databases, and the Semantic Web 229

17.3.1 Overview 229

17.3.2 Challenges and Directions for Web Data Management 229

17.3.3 Challenges and Directions for E-Commerce 231

17.3.4 Challenges and Directions for XML and the Semantic Web 232

17.4 Where to Go from Here 232

References 235

Appendix A Data Management Systems: Developments and Trends 239

A.1 Overview 239

A.2 Developments in Database Systems 240

A.3 Status, Vision, and Issues 245

A.4 Data Management Systems Framework 245

A.5 Building Information Systems from the Framework 248

A.6 Relationship between the Texts 250

A.7 Summary 251

A.8 References 252

Appendix B Database Systems and Related Technologies 255

B.1 Overview 255

B.2 Relational and Entity-Relationship Data Models 256

B.2.1 Overview 256

B.2.2 Relational Data Model 256

B.2.3 Entity-Relationship Data Model 257

B.3 Architectural Issues 258

B.4 Database Design 259

B.5 Database Administration 260

B.6 Database Management System Functions 261

B.6.1 Overview 261

B.6.2 Query Processing 262

B.6.3 Transaction Management 262

B.6.4 Storage Management 263

B.6.5 Metadata Management 265

B.6.6 Database Integrity 265

B.6.7 Database Security 266

B.6.8 Fault Tolerance 267

B.7 Distributed Databases 267

B.8 Heterogeneous Database Integration 269

B.9 Federated Databases 270

B.10 Client-Server Databases 272

B.11 Migrating Legacy Databases and Applications 274

B.12 Data Warehousing 275

B.13 Data Mining 277

B.13.1 Overview 277

B.13.2 Data Mining Technologies 278

B.13.3 Concepts and Techniques for Data Mining 279

B.13.4 Directions and Trends for Data Mining 281

B.14 Object Technology 282

B.14.1 Overview 282

B.14.2 Object Data Model 282

B.14.3 Other Object Technologies 285

B.15 Summary 286

B.16 References 287

Index 291

Editorial Reviews

Thuraisingham, who is not identified, continues his series of books exploring tools and techniques to handle data from and between the wide range of databases that have become accessible because of the World Wide Web. Focusing here on some of the critical technologies that organizations need to conduct transactions and exchange complex documents on the Web, he describes XML, the language used to represent various documents on the Web; its supporting technologies; and implications of those technologies for electronic business and other applications. He writes for database and Web administrators and designers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)