Re: newby (very) question on XML DB theory

"ccc31807" <ccc31807_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:22e055d5.0403160527.26c36454_at_posting.google.com...
> I have an assignment to survey XML database technologies in about
> three weeks. I've looked closely at eXcite, reviewed XQuery and XPath
> (and others) at w3.org, and essentially have tried to all the due
> diligence I can.
>
> I *know* that I will get a question like this, "Where can I go to read
> up on the theory of XML databases?" If I cite to internet articles, I
> will be told, "If it's not in print, it's worthless."
>
> Question: does anyone suggest a source of XML DB theory, preferably in
> journals of a professional and academic nature? IEEE and ACM are not a
> problem.
>
> Besides, I need to do a fast read on this, so I'm looking for some
> substantial stuff that's not overly dense or highly theoretical.
>
> Please reply to this message rather than privately. And accept my
> gratitude in advance for all those who reply.

Checkout V.Vianu review in Sigmod Record

http://www.acm.org/sigmod/record/issues/0306/D2-DBP.VictorVianu.pdf Received on Tue Mar 16 2004 - 18:38:07 CET