The Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Cooperative Database Systems for Advanced Applications

Book excerpt: Annotation Held in April 2001, this symposium addressed the double-edged sword of the Internet and Web in regard to the ease and complexity of accessing databases and other data resources. The two dozen presentations given during seven sessions address a healthcare application (a computerized clinical test-ordering prototype); integration of semi-structured and structured/inconsistent databases; object-oriented representation for XML data; DW, DM, and DL for three-dimensional data and systems such as the China Digital Library; intelligent agents for Web ads and multimedia indexing; cooperative workflow approaches; enterprise systems; and DBMS systems. Includes graphic representations, the conference chairs' message, program committee members and other organizational details. Lacks a subject index. c. Book News Inc.