Re: Reading recommendations

Raphael Goubet <rgoubet_at_yahoo.fr> wrote in message news:<4d90pv079o89j5m7l1a6at3vap6vmmm89c_at_4ax.com>...

> I'm looking for a book that would explain all theoretical aspects of
> database systems, yet without going into too much detail: I want to
> understand how it works, but I probably will never create or manage a
> database myself (except my CD collection database :-) ). So I think
> Date's "Introduction to database systems" would be too much for me.

It is not too much. You don't have to read the whole book.

> I'd like a book which explains notions such as relations, referential
> integrity, transactions, etc., and which would be up to date,
> including, e.g., object databases.

Date's "Intro"

Regards
  Alfredo Received on Mon Oct 20 2003 - 00:50:35 CEST