Re: DB Design Books

I am crazy about the book "Information Modeling and Relational Database: From Conceptual Analysis to Logical Design" by Dr. Terry Halpin. Morgan Kaufmann Publishers; ISBN: 1558606726

If you want to read a full review, check out the review I wrote at Amazon.com. Here's the short review:

This book is in a class by itself. No other book (that I know of) deals as well with how to turn business requirements into a good database schema. Halpin presents a method called Object Role Modeling (ORM) that steps you through the process from gathering requirements to creating a full logical model. Many books focus on the logical (e.g. normalization, etc) without showing how to properly analyze the business needs. This book is awesome.

I have used ORM for a long time now, and it really works.

Thanks,

Bill

"nick" <nickgieschen_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:305cab98.0107021823.616069c4_at_posting.google.com...
> Hi there,
>
> I'm just starting to get into DB design and theory and find it really
> facinating. Can anyone recommend good books for a relative beginner.
> I've seen mentioned in a number of places the "Mere Mortals" book. I
> am interested in both theory and practice. So, as well as a book on
> normalizing and such, I would also like a book with case studies or
> examples of how common database problems are handled.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Nick
Received on Thu Jul 12 2001 - 00:33:19 CDT