Database design : know it all /
Stephen Buxton.
- Burlington : Elsevier, 2009.
- xiv, 349 p.: 24 cm.
Includes index
Entity-relationship concepts -- Data modeling in UML -- Requirements analysis and conceptual data modeling -- Logical database design -- Normalization -- Physical database design -- Denormalization -- Business metadata infrastructure -- Storing : XML and databases -- Modeling and querying current movement.
"Database Design answers the need for a single comprehensive, practical reference for database designers. Assembled from the works of leading researchers and practitioners, this best-of-the-best collection delivers a wide-ranging and detailed examination of database design and modeling." "From ER and UML techniques, to conceptual data modeling and table transformation, to storing XML and querying moving objects databases, this book combines a solid foundation with practical approaches to common structural challenges. This is a must-have book that you will always want on your desk as you design databases for performance, maintainability, and administration."--Jacket.