XML Structural Summaries

This tutorial introduces the concept of XML Structural Summaries and describes their role within XML retrieval. It covers the usage of those summaries for Database-style query processing and Information Retrieval-style search tasks in the context of both centralized and distributed environments. Finally, it discusses new retrieval scenarios that can potentially be favorably supported by those summaries.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2008
• Where: PVLDB
• Authors: Mirella Moura Moro, Zografoula Vagena, Vassilis J. Tsotras
• Keywords: Database-style Query Processing, PVLDB 2008, Retrieval-style Search Tasks, XML Structural Summaries