Conceptual Modeling - ER 2002: 21st International Conference on Conceptual Modeling Tampere, Finland, October 7-11, 2002 Proceedings

For more than 20 years, the series of Conceptual Modeling – ER conferences has provided a forum for research communities and practitioners to present and — change research results and practical experiences in the fields of database design and conceptual modeling. Throughout the years, the scope of these conferences has extended from database design and specific topics of that area to more u— versal or refined conceptual modeling, organizing originally weak or ill—structured information or k...