XML databases and the semantic web / Bhavani M Thuraisingham.

1.1 Trends
1.2 Supporting Technologies for XML 2
1.3 XML Technologies
1.4 XML Applications
1.5 Organization of This Book
1.6 How to Proceed
Part I
Supporting Technologies for XML
Chapter 2 The World Wide Web and XML 11
2.1 Overview
2.2 Evolution of the Web
2.3 Corporate Information Infrastructures 14
2.4 Some Supporting Technologies for the Web 15
2.4.1 Overview ^ ^
2.4.2 Role of Java for the Web and Data Management 15
2.4.3 Digital Libraries 12
2.4.4 Hypermedia Systems ^1
2.4.5 Review of HTML
2 5 Word Wide Web Consortium and XML 23
2.6 Summary
Chapter 3 Web Database Management and XML 25
3.1 Overview
3.2 Web Databases
3.2.1 Overview ;
3.2.2 Data Repre.sentation and Data Modeling 27
3.2.3 Web Database Management Functions 27
3.2.4 Semistructured Databases 50
3.3 Data Mining and the Web 50
3.3.1 Overview
3.3.2 Mining Data on the Web 52
3.3.3 Mining Usage Patterns.. 56
3.3.4 Applications and Directions 57
3.3.5 Security and Privacy Concerns 38
3.4 Architectural Aspects 40
3.4.1 Overview 40
3.4.2 Database Access 41
3.4.3 Three-Tier Computing 42
3.4.4 Interoperability 42
3.4.5 Note on Migration 45
3.4.6 Models of Communication 47
3.4.7 Note on Federated Computing 50
3.5 Relationship to XML 50
3.6 Summary
Chapter 4 Information Retrieval Systems and XML 53
4.1 Overview
4.2 Text Retrieval
4.3 Image Retrieval
4.4 Video Retrieval
4.5 Audio Retrieval 64
4.6 Multimedia Data Types 67
4.7 Markup Languages and SGML 68
4.8 Relationship to XML
4.8 Summary
Chapter 5 Information Management Technologies and XML 71
5.1 Overview
5.2 Collaboration and Data Management 71
5.3 Multimedia Data Management 74
5.4 Knowledge Management 75
5.5 Decision Support 78
5.6 Agents for the Web
5.7 Some Other Information Technologies 85
5.7.1 Overview
5.7.2 Training and Distance Learning 86
5.7.3 Visualization 87
5.7.4 Quality-of-Service Aspects 89
5.7.5 Wireless Information Management 89
5.7.6 Some Directions 90
5.8 Relationship to XML 91
5.9 Summary 91
Chapter 6 E-Commerce and XML 93
6.1 Overview 93
6.2 E-Business and E-Commerce 93
6.3 Models for E-Commerce 97
6.4 Architectures or B-Commerce 99
6.5 E-Commerce Functions 103
6.6 Information Technologies for E-Commerce 104
6.7 Relationship to XML 105
6.8 Summary 106
Chapter 7 Metadata, Ontologies, and XML 109
7.1 Overview 109
7.2 Background on Metadata 109
7.3 Metadata for the Web 111
7.4 Mining and Metadata Ill
7.5 Note on Ontologies 115
7.6 Relationship to XML 117
7.7 Summary 119
Conclusion to Part 1 121
Part II
XML and the Semantic Web 123
Chapter 8 Basic Concepts in XML 125
8.1 Overview 1^^
8.2 Components of an XML Document 125
8.3 Containers, Elements, and Attributes 127
8.4 Namespaces
8.5 Data Types 1^^
8.6 Other Aspects 1
8.7 Summary
Chapter 9 Advanced Concepts in XML 133
9.1 Overview
9.2 Semantic Issues
9.3 Revisiting DTDs
9.4 Xlink and Other Constructs j
9.5 XML Schemas
9.6 XMLQL
9.7 Data Integration Issues
9.8 Internationalization
9.9 Other Aspects
9.10 Summary
Chapter 10 The Semantic Web 143
10.1 Overview 143
10.2 Semantic Web Concepts 144
10.3 RDF 145
10.4 Revisiting Ontologies 148
10.5 Agents and the DAML Program 148
10.6 Semantic Web as a Database 149
10.7 XML, RDF, and Interoperability 150
10.8 Web vs. the Semantic Web 152
10.9 Summary 152
Chapter 11 Semistructured Databases 155
11.1 Overview 155
11.2 Architectures for Semistructured Databases 156
11.3 Data Models for Semistructured Databases 157
11.4 Functions of Semistructured Databases 161
11.4.1 Overview 161
11.4.2 Data Manipulation and Query Processing 162
11.4.3 Transaction Management 164
11.4.4 Metadata Management 164
11.4.5 Storage Management 164
11.4.6 Data Distribution 164
11.4.7 Quality of Service 165
11.4.8 Real-Time Processing 166
11.4.9 User Interface 166
11.4.10 Maintaining Data Integrity and Security 166
11.5 Interoperability and Migration of Semistructured Databases 167
11.6 Revisiting XML 167
11.7 Some Developments 167
11.8 Summary 169
Conclusion to Part II 171
Part III
Applications of XML 173
Chapter 12 XML Applications to E-Commerce 175
12.1 Overview 175
12.2 Discussion of Applications 175
12.3 Some Related Efforts 178
12.3.1 Overview 178
12.3.2 Web XML -
12.3.3 RosettaNet
1-2.3.4 Commerce One.Net
12.4 Summary
Chapter 13 Applications of XML to Data Management 183
13.1 Overview
13.2 Metadata
13.3 Semistructured Databases |
13.4 XML and Query Processing J
13.5 Transaction Processing J
13.6 Storage Management
13.7 Security, Integrity, and Fault Tolerance 1
13.8 Data Distribution
13.9 Interoperability and Migration J
13.10 Data Warehousing and Mining
13.11 Architectures
13.12 Object Technology
13.13 Summary
Chapter 14 Applications of XML to Information Management
14.1 Overview
14.2 Multimedia and XML
14.3 Collaborative Computing and XML
14.4 Knowledge Management and XML
14.5 Decision Support and XML
14.6 Agents and XML
14.7 Wireless Computing
14.8 Other Information Technologies and XML
14.9 Summary
Chapter 15 XML-Related Data and Information Management Tools for the Web
15.1 Overview
15.2 Web Database System Tools
15.3 Web Mining Tools
15.4 Web Application Server Tools
15.5 Web Knowledge Management Tools
15.6 Web Metadata and XML Tools
15.7 Other Web Information Management Tools ^
15.8 Breakthrough Standards, Tools, and Services ^ ^
15.8.1 Overview
15.8.2 SOAP
15.8.3 WSDL 210
15.8.4 UDDl ". 211
15.8.5 DOTNET 211
15.8.6 J2EE 211
15.9 Summary 212
Chapter 16 Building the Semantic Web 213
16.1 Overview 213
16.2 Revisiting Web vs. the Semantic Web 213
16.3 Incremental Evolution and Architectural Aspects 214
16.4 Data and Information Management Aspects 216
16.5 Interoperability Issues, XML, and RDF 217
16.6 Web Services 219
16.7 Putting It Together 220
16.8 Summary 221
Conclusion
Part III 223
Chapter 17 Summary and Directions 225
17.1 About This Chapter 225
17.2 Summary of This Book 225
17.3 Challenges and Directions for XML, Databases, and the
Semantic Web 229
17.3.1 Overview 229
17.3.2 Challenges and Directions for Web Data Management 229
17.3.3 Challenges and Directions for E-Commerce 231
17.3.4 Challenges and Directions for XML and the Semantic Web 232
17.4 Where to Go from Here 232