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Absolute Beginner's Guide to Databases

by John V. Petersen

ISBN 078972569X (0-7897-2569-X)
Softcover, Macmillan Computer Pub

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Access 97 for Windows for Dummies

by John Kaufeld

ISBN 0764500481 (0-7645-0048-1)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc

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Access Database Design and Programming

by Steven Roman

ISBN 1565922972 (1-56592-297-2)
Softcover, Oreilly & Associates Inc

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Access Database Design and Programming covers a lot of ground quickly but lucidly. Steven Roman begins with a description of general principles of database design, then describes the "relational algebra" that defines the meaning of such operations as unions and joins, introduces SQL syntax, and finally dives into the details of using VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) to write Access code. The result is a single book that can teach you all the basics of building database applications in Access. Portions of the book are heavy with logical equations whose effects can be hard to visualize, but Roman's judicious use of sample data makes it much easier to follow the operations being described. [via]

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ISBN 9781590592496 (1-59059-249-2, 1590592492)

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Beginning Asp Database

by John Kauffmann, Thearon Willis, Kevin Spencer

ISBN 1590592492 (1-59059-249-2)
Softcover, Springer-Verlag New York Inc

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As a tutorial, Beginning ASP Databases offers an entry point to one of the most crucial aspects of Microsoft-oriented Web development--database integration with Active Server Pages. In Beginning ASP Databases, a trio of authors covers the basics of working with databases from ASP--especially using ActiveX Database Objects (ADO).

The book is quite substantive in content but is written in a somewhat light-hearted style that makes readers new to the technology comfortable. The authors begin with a discussion of the benefits of ASP and ADO, and then explain how to configure the technology on the various flavors of Windows. From there, they show how to access databases using ADO, demystify how it all works, and focus on several key areas, including debugging, SQL, and stored procedures.

Plenty of code examples are included, and each is captioned with step-by-step explanations. Exercises and quizzes also complement the material. Throughout the book the authors identify some quite useful techniques to employ and traps to watch for--nuggets of knowledge that will set new ASP programmers on the right track. A lengthy case study ties it all together with a real-world example.

If you're planning on building Web sites on the Microsoft platform, ASP/ADO database access knowledge is essential. This fine guide offers an excellent way to get up to speed seamlessly. --Stephen W. Plain

Topics covered: ADO/OLE DB architecture, SQL, recordsets, databases and cookies, error handling, command object, stored procedures, irregular data handling, performance testing and tuning. [via]

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Database Design for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Relational Database Design

by Michael J. Hernandez

ISBN 0201694719 (0-201-69471-9)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley

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ISBN 9781558605152 (1-55860-515-0, 1558605150)

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Database Design for Smarties: Using Uml for Data Modeling

by Robert J. Muller

ISBN 1558605150 (1-55860-515-0)
Softcover, Morgan Kaufmann Pub

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If you want to see how your next database project can profit from object-oriented design, check out Database Design for Smarties, a lively and intelligent guide to using objects in databases.

The book begins with a tour of some underlying factors in modeling databases. Here, the author distinguishes between the external, conceptual, and internal models of database design.) Then it's on to data architectures, be they the traditional relational or the newer object-relational and object-oriented (OO) database types.

After discussing some of the pitfalls of gathering and implementing user requirements, the author looks at UML notation for use case diagrams. (His example here, a crime database for tracking Sherlock Holmes's stories, along with criminals and clues, is both intelligent and entertaining.)

The author's guide to UML class design is topnotch. He covers basic and advanced OO concepts such as inheritance, aggregation, composition, and polymorphism with clear and concise explanations. He also shows you how to model business rules using objects and UML class diagrams. The most valuable part of this book comes with the mapping of UML class diagrams onto three different kinds of databases: relational (on Oracle7), object-relational (on Oracle8), and object-oriented (on the POET platform). The author shows how to emulate object-oriented ideas successfully using stored procedures and triggers, even if you are not running on a "true" object-oriented platform.

Exceptionally well-written and clear, Database Design for Smarties offers consistently invaluable advice on how to take advantage of objects to create simpler and more maintainable database designs. --Richard Dragan [via]

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ISBN 9780596100124 (0-596-10012-4, 0596100124)

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Database in Depth: Relational Model for Practitioners

by C.J. Date

ISBN 0596100124 (0-596-10012-4)
Softcover, Oreilly & Associates Inc

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This book sheds light on the principles behind the relational model, which is fundamental to all database-backed applications--and, consequently, most of the work that goes on in the computing world today. Database in Depth: The Relational Model for Practitioners goes beyond the hype and gets to the heart of how relational databases actually work.

Ideal for experienced database developers and designers, this concise guide gives you a clear view of the technology--a view that's not influenced by any vendor or product. Featuring an extensive set of exercises, it will help you:

understand why and how the relational model is still directly relevant to modern database technology (and will remain so for the foreseeable future)
see why and how the SQL standard is seriously deficient
use the best current theoretical knowledge in the design of their databases and database applications
make informed decisions in their daily database professional activities

Database in Depth will appeal not only to database developers and designers, but also to a diverse field of professionals and academics, including database administrators (DBAs), information modelers, database consultants, and more. Virtually everyone who deals with relational databases should have at least a passing understanding of the fundamentals of working with relational models.

Author C.J. Date has been involved with the relational model from its earliest days. An exceptionally clear-thinking writer, Date lays out principle and theory in a manner that is easily understood. Few others can speak as authoritatively the topic of relational databases as Date can.

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Database Management Systems

by Raghu Ramakrishnan

ISBN 0070507759 (0-07-050775-9)
Hardcover, McGraw-Hill College

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"Database Management Systems" provides comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the fundamentals of database systems. This text has rapidly become one of the leading texts in the field due to its coherent explanations and practical flavor. The new edition has been reorganized to allow more flexibility in the way the course is taught. Now, instructors can easily choose whether they would like to teach a course that emphasizes database application development or a course that emphasizes database systems issues. More applications and examples have been added throughout the book. These include more SQL examples and more Oracle examples. There will also be two new chapters on internet applications. "Database Management Systems" is accompanied by an extensive website. Among other things, it includes PowerPoints, Solutions, additional Oracle exercises, and minibase software. [via]

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Database Management Systems: Designing and Building Business Applications

by Gerald V. Post

ISBN 0072471417 (0-07-247141-7)
Hardcover, McGraw-Hill College

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Database Modeling & Design

by Toby J. Teorey

ISBN 1558605002 (1-55860-500-2)
Softcover, Morgan Kaufmann Pub

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This new edition of Database Modeling & Design continues to focus on the techniques for relational database design introduced in previous editions, starting with the entity-relationship (ER) approach for data requirements specification and conceptual modeling. Author Toby Teorey then looks ahead to the common properties in data modeling and operations shared among the relational model and advanced database technologies such as the object-oriented, temporal, and multimedia models. A full chapter is devoted to database design techniques for data warehousing and online analytical processing (OLAP).

Teorey covers the database life cycle from requirements analysis and logical design to physical design for local, distributed, and multidatabases. The discussion of basic principles is supplemented with a common, running example: a company personnel and project database based on real-life experiences and classroom testing.

Written for both the novice and the professional database designer, this book is the essential resource for database modeling, including the building of standard SQL data definitions. The design rules set forth in this book are applicable to any SQL-based system, including IBM DB2, Oracle V8.0, Informix IDS-UDO, Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server, and Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise.

* Continued focus on relational model
* Integration of information about data warehouse and OLAP, plus other advanced database technologies, including object oriented, multimedia, and temporal database
* Discussion of basic principles is supplemented by examples based on real life cases

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Database Modeling & Design: The Fundamental Principles

by Toby J. Teorey

ISBN 1558602941 (1-55860-294-1)
Softcover, Academic Pr

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Database Modeling and Design: The Entity-Relationship Approach

by Toby J. Teorey

ISBN 1558601341 (1-55860-134-1)
Hardcover, Morgan Kaufman Publishers

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Database Processing: Fundamentals, Design, And Implementation

by David Kroenke

ISBN 0131672673 (0-13-167267-3)
Hardcover, Prentice Hall

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Database System Concepts

by Abraham Silberschatz, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

ISBN 0072958863 (0-07-295886-3)
Hardcover, McGraw-Hill Science Engineering

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Database System Concepts, 5/e, is intended for a first course in databases at the junior or senior undergraduate, or first-year graduate, level. In addition to basic material for a first course, the text contains advanced material that can be used for course supplements, or as introductory material for an advanced course.

The authors assume only a familiarity with basic data structures, computer organization, and a high-level programming language such as Java, C, or Pascal. Concepts are presented as intuitive descriptions, and many are based on the running example of a bank enterprise. Important theoretical results are covered, but formal proofs are omitted. In place of proofs, figures and examples are used to suggest why a result is true.

The fundamental concepts and algorithms covered in the book are often based on those used in existing commercial or experimental database systems. The aim is to present these concepts and algorithms in a general setting that is not tied to one particular database system. Details of particular commercial database systems are discussed in the case studies which constitute Part 8 of the book.

The fifth edition of Database System Concepts retains the overall style of prior editions while evolving the content and organization to reflect the changes that are occurring in the way databases are designed, managed, and used.

Key Handles: " Early coverage of SQL in two chapters " Think of SQL as doing or creating Queries " Silberschatz uses a bank analogy throughout his text with Running Examples " Case studies are incorporated that represent a different database, this is in the last Part of the text " Focuses on cutting edge material, such as xml, web based database systems [via]

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Database Systems: A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation and Management

by Carolyn E. Begg, Thomas M. Connolly

ISBN 0321294017 (0-321-29401-7)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley

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Powerful database systems running on all platforms from PCs to mainframes are vital for the success of modern companies and institutions. This book will enable users to design database systems that are flexible and efficient, following a proven methodology for both logical and physical database design. Highlights of the book include * A step-by-step methodology for logical database design, integrating the Entity Relationship Model with normalization, and showing how to map this on to a physical implementation * A realistic case study integrated throughout the book, illustrating all stages in the development process * Extensive treatment of formal and de facto standards, including SQL, QBE and the ODMG standard for object databases * A clear introduction to implementation and management aspects, including concurrency and recovery control, security and integrity * Comprehensive chapters on distributed and object-oriented databases, including a preview of SQL3 The practical, hands-on approach will benefit students in computing, information systems, engineering and business, while its industrial-strength methodology can be followed by systems analysts/designers, systems or application programmers, and database adm inistrators. All three authors have experience of database design in industry, and now apply this in their teaching and research at the University of Paisley in Scotland. Thomas Connolly has significant industrial experience and was a designer of RAPPORT, the world's first commercial portable DBMS, and of the LIFESPAN configuration management tool -- a winner of the British Design Award. Carolyn Begg specializes in the application of database systems in the medical domain, while Anne Strachan focuses on problems associated with large diverse data sets in organizations. 0201422778B04062001 [via]

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Database Systems : A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation and Management

by Thomas M. Connolly, Carolyn E. Begg

ISBN 0321210255 (0-321-21025-5)
Softcover, Pearson Education Canada

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This book places a strong emphasis on good design practice, allowing readers to master design methodology in an accessible, step-by-step fashion. In this book, database design methodology is explicitly divided into three phases: conceptual, logical, and physical. Each phase is described in a separate chapter with an example of the methodology working in practice. Extensive treatment of the web as an emerging platform for database applications is covered alongside many code samples for accessing databases from the web including jdbc, sqlj, asp, isp, and oracle's psp. A thorough update of later chapters covering object-oriented databases, web databases, xml, data warehousing, data mining is included in this new edition. A clear introduction to design implementation and management issues, as well as an extensive treatment of database languages and standards, make this book an indispensable, complete reference for database professionals [via]

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Database Systems: The Complete Book

by Jeffrey D. Ullman, Hector Garcia-Molina, Jennifer D. Widom

ISBN 0130319953 (0-13-031995-3)
Hardcover, Prentice Hall

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Databases Demystified

by Andy Oppel

ISBN 0072253649 (0-07-225364-9)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media

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Fundamentals of Database Systems

by Shamkant B. Navathe

ISBN 0321369572 (0-321-36957-2)
Hardcover, Addison-Wesley

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Clear explanations of theory and design, broad coverage of models and real systems, and an up-to-date introduction to modern database technologies result in a leading introduction to database systems.

With fresh new problems and a new lab manual, students get more opportunities to practice the fundamentals of design and implementation. More real-world examples serve as engaging, practical illustrations of database concepts. The Fifth Edition maintains its coverage of the most popular database topics, including SQL, security, data mining, and contains a new chapter on web script programming for databases. [via]

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Fundamentals of Database Systems/oracle 9i Programming

by Ramez Elmasri, Shamkant B. Navathe, Rajshekhar Sunderraman

ISBN 0321206746 (0-321-20674-6)
Hardcover, Addison-Wesley

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Thoroughly updated in this edition, this book delivers a comprehensive introduction to database theory and database design, with many examples of implementation. All the important data models are covered, including entity-relationship, relational, object-oriented, hierarchical, and network, although the emphasis on relational clearly reflects its place in industry. [via]

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High Performance Mysql: Optimization, Backups, Replication and Balancing

by Jeremy D. Zawodny, Derek J. Balling

ISBN 0596003064 (0-596-00306-4)
Softcover, Oreilly & Associates Inc

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ISBN 9780735609983 (0-7356-0998-5, 0735609985)

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Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2000

by Kalen Delaney, Delaney Kalen

ISBN 0735609985 (0-7356-0998-5)
Hardcover, Microsoft Pr

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Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2000 has the details you need to design Microsoft database servers that will achieve the best possible performance. For one thing, author Kalen Delaney (who used Ron Soukoup's fantastic first edition as a starting point) explains how SQL Server 2000 works at a level that will interest all database administrators. She packs in the sort of minutiae that can make a real difference in the performance of especially large or complex data-storage structures, explaining what goes on inside the database management system (DBMS) when it's presented with various commands, and using that information to back up her abundant advice on the right way to design, build, and operate databases under SQL Server 2000.

Delaney makes extensive use of DBCC PAGE dumps to show what's going on in the databases that demonstrate concepts (incidentally, that utility is documented, as well as the others in the DBCC toolbox). In a typical section, DBCC PAGE is used to show how index pages work. There's careful attention to database structure at the byte level too, with conceptual diagrams that explain how pointers work and how strings of bytes combine to represent stored data. It's the sort of detail you need if you'll be writing software for SQL Server 2000, or need to extract maximum performance from the DBMS itself.

Topics covered: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 internals, especially data structures and the behaviour of queries. Table design is emphasised, especially indexing decisions. Transact-SQL programming, including the use of cursors, gets lots of attention. --David Wall [via]

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Inside Relational Databases: With Examples in Access

by Mark Whitehorn, Bill Marklyn

ISBN 354076092X (3-540-76092-X)
Softcover, Springer Verlag

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Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2005 for Developers

by Peter Debetta

ISBN 073561962X (0-7356-1962-X)
Softcover, Microsoft Pr

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An Introduction to Database Systems

by Christopher J. Date

ISBN 020154329X (0-201-54329-X)
Hardcover, Addison-Wesley

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The newest edition of the classic An Introduction to Database Systems incorporates the latest developments in relational databases, including semantic modeling, decision support, and temporal modeling. There's better information on distributed databases, security, and the mathematics of relational databases too. With the same strong coverage of fundamental theory that made its predecessors stand out, this book ranks as the definitive textbook for those studying database systems.

This is an extraordinarily academic book. In his preface, C.J. Date goes so far as to lament having to use Structured Query Language (SQL) in some of his examples because it's "so far from being a true embodiment of relational principles." What's more, he writes in a very academic style, peppering his heavily footnoted prose with mathematical expressions and words like relevar and tuple. The academic style and highbrow language isn't a bad thing, since this book deals with complicated, largely abstract phenomena in depth.

Be aware that An Introduction to Database Systems is a far cry from the highly graphical, problem-focused books that target the community of commercial database developers, and as such requires more careful study. This book is about theories, concepts, and ideals rather than problems, solutions, and specific implementations. Per se, it will enable you to become a better database programmer--but only if you supplement it with practical guides and hands-on experience. --David Wall [via]

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An Introduction to Database Systems

by C. J. Date

ISBN 0201144743 (0-201-14474-3)
Hardcover, Pearson Education Canada

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An Introduction to Database Systems vol 2. C.J. Date. Copyright 1983, Addison-Wesley, Reading, Mass. Hardcover in very good condition. Binding is secure, cover and spine are clean with minimal wear. NO writing or highlighting was observerd in text. Dust jacket in very good Shelved in Technology. The Bookman serving Colorado Springs since 1990. [via]

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Joe Celko's Data & Databases: Concepts in Practice

by Joe Celko

ISBN 1558604324 (1-55860-432-4)
Softcover, Morgan Kaufmann Pub

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Joe Celko's SQL for Smarties: Advanced SQL Programming

by Joe Celko

ISBN 1558603239 (1-55860-323-9)
Softcover, Morgan Kaufmann Pub

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In the SQL database community, Joe Celko is a well-known columnist and purveyor of valuable insights. In Joe Celko's SQL for Smarties: Advanced SQL Programming, he picks up where basic SQL training and experience leaves many database professionals and offers tips, techniques, and explanations that help readers extend their capabilities to top-tier SQL programming.

Although Celko denies that the book is about database theory, he nevertheless alludes to theory often to buttress his practical points. This title is not for novices, as the author points out. Instead, its intended audience is SQL programmers with at least a year's experience. The book maintains a fine balance between technical discussion and practical explanation--picking hot topics and offering advice on a wide range of issues.

The book uses ANSI SQL-89 as its baseline standard, with some mention of SQL-92 features. It does not, however, focus on any commercial product; this guide zeroes in on the SQL language. Celko covers all aspects of database design, optimization, and manipulation, with easy-to-understand explanations of key issues such as why not to use too many nulls, how to use practical normalization, and how to optimize queries.

This insightful text is manna for all the day-to-day SQL coders banging their heads over the language's subtle challenges. --Stephen W. Plain

Topics covered: Database design and normalization, SQL data types, querying, grouping, set operations, optimization, data scaling, and encoding. [via]

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Managing and Using Mysql

by Tim King, George Reese, Randy Jay Yarger, Hugh E. Williams

ISBN 0596002114 (0-596-00211-4)
Softcover, Oreilly & Associates Inc

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Mastering Data Warehouse Design: Relational and Dimensional Techniques

by Claudia Imhoff, Jonathan G. Geiger, Nicholas Galemmo

ISBN 0471324213 (0-471-32421-3)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc

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Modern Database Management

by Jeffrey A. Hoffer, Fred R. McFadden

ISBN 0805360476 (0-8053-6047-6)
Hardcover, Addison-Wesley

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Mysql

by Michael Kofler, David Kramer

ISBN 1893115577 (1-893115-57-7)
Softcover, Springer-Verlag New York Inc

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Mysql and Msql

by Tim King, George Reese, Randy Jay Yarger

ISBN 1565924347 (1-56592-434-7)
Softcover, Oreilly & Associates Inc

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MySQL and mSQL provides the essentials to programming with these two popular Unix freeware database packages in C/C++, Perl, Python, and Java. The book begins with a fine introduction to databases that covers tables, fields, indexes, and normalization. Then it explains the history of the freeware mSQL and MySQL packages (which offer better performance than commercial relational database management system (RDBMS) packages, though they don't support transactions or other features). Next the authors look at SQL as used within MySQL and mSQL and clarify where to download these packages and how to install them. Examples of how to program with MySQL/mSQL in C/C++ follow.

One of the best parts of this book is its introduction to using Common Gateway Interface (CGI) and Perl to power a Web site with a MySQL/mSQL database. This section offers complete information on using mSQL Perl (and the emerging Database Independent [DBI] standard) for developing CGI database scripts in Perl, and it includes clear examples (including a student database). The book then moves from Perl on to other programming languages--Python and Java. Reference material to all the relevant APIs is featured for each language.

Whatever programming API you choose, MySQL and mSQL are ready to meet the needs of the small to moderate-size Web site. This book delivers essential information on these packages and will help both Web masters and programmers get the most out of these powerful freeware database tools. --Richard Dragan [via]

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Mysql: Pocket Reference

by George Reese

ISBN 059600446X (0-596-00446-X)
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Mysql: The definitive guide to using, programming, and administering MySQL 4.1 and 5.0

by Paul Dubois

ISBN 0672326736 (0-672-32673-6)
Softcover, Macmillan Computer Pub

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In the second edition of MySQL Paul DuBois provides an updated, comprehensive guide to one of the most popular relational database systems.

MySQL is the most popular open source database server in the world, with more than 2 million installations and customers including Yahoo!, MP3.com, Motorola, and NASA.

MySQL 4.0, now generally available, is a long-awaited update to the database management system that has many new features, including a new table definition file format, enhanced replication, and more functions for a full text search.

Instead of giving readers merely an overview of MySQL 4.0, DuBois continues to include the most sought-after answers to the questions he hears most often from the community.

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Online Retrieval: A Dialogue of Theory and Practice

by Carol Tenopir, Joseph Janes, Geraldene Walker

ISBN 1563086573 (1-56308-657-3)
Softcover, Libraries Unltd Inc

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Designed to assist beginning searchers, whether they are students or practitioners, this text offers a comprehensive introduction to online systems that primarily provide information in the form of bibliographic citations. Walker and Janes give basic how-to information on the use of online systems, discuss topics for which there are no accepted paradigms, and present alternative points of view within a framework of previous research. Expanding on their immensely popular and critically acclaimed first edition, the authors have added extensive new material addressing Internet search and retrieval techniques as well as the more traditional Dialog and Lexis-Nexis services. Invaluable as a textbook for students in online retrieval courses, practicing librarians, and online searchers in library settings, this book can be used as a quick reference tool and as a handy guide for in-service training. Information seekers who want to perform their own searches for bibliographic information using an online sea

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by Joseph Janes, Geraldene Walker

ISBN 1563081571 (1-56308-157-1)
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Oracle Database Administration: The Essential Reference

by David Kreines, Brian Laskey

ISBN 1565925165 (1-56592-516-5)
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Oracle Design

by Ian Stevenson, Dave Ensor

ISBN 1565922689 (1-56592-268-9)
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Oracle Design looks thoroughly at the field of Oracle relational database design. The design of both databases and applications is an often neglected area of Oracle, but one that has an enormous impact on the ultimate power and performance of a system. If the initial design is poor, then the most powerful hardware, the most sophisticated software tools, and the most highly tuned data and programs won't make your system run smoothly and efficiently. Indeed, applications that have been designed poorly will never be able to perform well, regardless of the tuning and retrofitting performed later on.

There are three main areas of Oracle design:

The design of the specific database objects (e.g., tables, views, indexes, stored functions) that will be implemented in a database.
The design of the screens, reports, and programs that will maintain the data and allow inquiries against it.
Under certain circumstances, the design must also be concerned with the specific environment or technology (e.g., the network topology, the hardware configuration, and the use of a client/server, parallel processing, or distributed database architecture).

This book examines all aspects of database and code design. Part I examines the project life cycle and where design fits in that cycle; it shows a sample case study, identifies the areas of Oracle7 that are of particular interest to designers, takes a look ahead at Oracle8, and provides an in-depth discussion of data modeling (e.g., entities, relationships, attributes, entity models, function hierarchies). Part II describes design issues for the database itself -- denormalization, data types, keys, indexes, temporal data, import/export, backup, recovery, security, and more. Part III explores design issues for specific architectures and environments -- client/server, distributed database, data warehouses, and parallel processing. Part IV describes design issues for the code that accesses the database -- metrics and prototypes, locking, the toolset, design of screens, reports, batch programs, etc. Part V contains summary appendixes.

The table of contents follows:

Part I: Getting Started with Design

1. Introduction
2. Why is Design so Important for Oracle?
3. Data Modeling

Part II: Designing the Database

4. Deciding When to Denormalize
5. Choosing Data Types and NULLs
6. Choosing Keys and Indexes
7. Dealing with Temporal Data
8. Loading and Unloading Data
9. Deciding on Object Placement and Storage
10. Safeguarding Your Data

Part III: Designing for Specific Architectures

11. Designing for Client/Server
12. Designing Distributed Databases
13. Designing for Data Warehouse
14. Designing for Parallel Processing

Part IV: Designing the Code Modules

15. Introduction to Code Design
16. Determining Where to Locate the Processing
17. Metrics, Prototypes, and Specifications
18. Locking
19. Selecting the Toolset
20. Designing Screens, Reports, Batch Programs, Error Handling, and Help

Part V: Appendixes

A. Off-the-Shelf Packages
B. Tricks of the Trade

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Oracle Pl/SQL Language: Pocket Reference

by Dawes, Steven Feuerstein, Bill Pribyl

ISBN 1565924576 (1-56592-457-6)
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Oracle PL/SQL Programming

by Steven Feuerstein

ISBN 1565921429 (1-56592-142-9)
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Oracle8 Design Tips

by Ian Stevenson, Dave Ensor

ISBN 1565923618 (1-56592-361-8)
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The Practical SQL Handbook: Using Structured Query Language

by Sandra L. Emerson, Marcy Darnovsky, Judith S. Bowman

ISBN 0201626233 (0-201-62623-3)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley

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Principles of Database and Knowledge-Base Systems

by Jeffrey D. Ullman

ISBN 0716781581 (0-7167-8158-1)
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Volume 2 of "Principles of database and Knowledge-Base Systems" covers query optimization in database systems, and explains extensions of these ideas to handle the more expressive query languages that are used in knowledge-base systems. Recently discovered techniques for efficient implementation of logic languages is discussed, along with the design of some experimental knowledge-base systems. The "universal relation" model, for understanding queries posed in natural language or in very high-level languages, is also treated. [via]

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Programming the Perl Dbi

by Alligator Descartes, Tim Bunce

ISBN 1565926994 (1-56592-699-4)
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by Jeff Zucker, Tim Bunce

ISBN 0596005865 (0-596-00586-5)
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Relational Database Design Clearly Explained

by Jan L. Harrington

ISBN 1558608206 (1-55860-820-6)
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SQL

by Jonathan Gennick

ISBN 0596526881 (0-596-52688-1)
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SQL for Dummies

by Allen G. Taylor

ISBN 1568843364 (1-56884-336-4)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc

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This is the rare case of a book that can take you from a beginner to an advanced-intermediate level. Like many of the books in IDG's Dummies series, this volume begins with a definition ("What is SQL?") and ends with "The Part of Tens," a collection of tips in a top 10 list form. Taylor writes in a breezy, entertaining style that SQL novices will find inviting. One caveat: the examples are given in Borland's Delphi, a rapid application development (RAD) tool. Some sections show several screen shots from Delphi and it may be difficult to follow along in these sections if you don't have the program in front of you. As with other Dummies books, SQL for Dummies is entertaining to read although the nonstop jokes may distract some readers from the technical content. --Jake Bond [via]

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by Taylor.Allen G.

ISBN 0764540750 (0-7645-4075-0)
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This is the rare case of a book that can take you from a beginner to an advanced-intermediate level. Like many of the books in IDG's Dummies series, this volume begins with a definition ("What is SQL?") and ends with "The Part of Tens," a collection of tips in a top 10 list form. Taylor writes in a breezy, entertaining style that SQL novices will find inviting. One caveat: the examples are given in Borland's Delphi, a rapid application development (RAD) tool. Some sections show several screen shots from Delphi and it may be difficult to follow along in these sections if you don't have the program in front of you. As with other Dummies books, SQL for Dummies is entertaining to read although the nonstop jokes may distract some readers from the technical content. --Jake Bond [via]

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SQL in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference

by Kevin E. Kline, Kevin Kline, Daniel Kline, Danial Kline

ISBN 1565927443 (1-56592-744-3)
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SQL Programmer's Reference

by Kishore Bhamidipati

ISBN 0078824605 (0-07-882460-5)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media

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Transaction Processing: Concepts and Techniques

by Jim Gray, Andreas Reuter

ISBN 1558601902 (1-55860-190-2)
Hardcover, Morgan Kaufmann Pub

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This is the one book you ought to have if you want to expand your knowledge of online transaction processing (OLTP) and learn how to apply it to the real world. Transaction Processing completely covers the problems faced by OLTP systems and discusses fault tolerance and recovery--the ability of a system to withstand failures of various kinds without dropping the ball. Additionally, Gray and Reuter cover system architecture decisions, monitoring, concurrence (including locks and isolation), scheduling (including deadlock resolution), and file systems. The book concludes with a discussion (circa 1993) of the merits of various hardware and software used in OLTP systems. Although there is no companion CD-ROM with Transaction Processing, the authors do illustrate many of the book's concepts with C source code. As this is a college textbook, you can expect some dry prose and academic approaches to certain problems. Nonetheless, the authors' writing is clear and easy to follow. [via]

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Transactional Information Systems: Theory, Algorithms, and the Practice of Concurrency Control and Recovery

by Gottfried Vossen, Gerhard Weikum

ISBN 1558605088 (1-55860-508-8)
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Translucent Databases

by Peter Wayner

ISBN 0967584418 (0-9675844-1-8)
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A Visual Introduction to SQL

by J. Harvey Trimble, David Chappell

ISBN 0471412767 (0-471-41276-7)
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Web Database Applications With Php and Mysql

by David Lane, Hugh E. Williams

ISBN 0596005431 (0-596-00543-1)
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Web Database Applications shows Web developers how to build rich Web database applications using two leading open-source technologies, PHP and MySQL. The authors also assume use of the Apache Web server, which is by far the most common PHP scenario. Both PHP and MySQL are introduced from scratch, although this is a fast-paced book best suited to at least intermediate developers.

After a brief discussion of Web database applications, the authors offer a rapid tour of PHP essentials, including loops, expressions, functions and common mistakes. Next comes a quick-start guide to MySQL, focusing mainly on the SQL language itself. The following chapters tackle connecting to MySQL and other databases, implementing user-driven queries and enabling writing as well as reading data. There is a useful chapter on data validation, both on the client and the server and excellent coverage of another crucial subject: security and authentication. This looks at the fundamentals of HTTP authentication and examines security features in both Apache and PHP, identifying weaknesses and explaining pros and cons. The closing chapters form a detailed case study, an online wine store, with complete code available for download. It embraces user management, a shopping cart, searching, ordering and delivery, covering many key topics in the process. At the back of the book are appendices on a range of issues, including installation, Web protocols, database modelling and session management.

Web Database Applications is tightly-focused, packing in lots of solid technical information without wasting words. It does not pretend to cover all the potential uses of PHP, and the screen shots will not win prizes for design, but it's a great handbook for building robust, secure database applications with these popular technologies. --Tim Anderson [via]

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