In this paper we present a model of functional access to data that, we argue, is suitable for modeling a class of data repositories characterized by functional access, such as web ...
Abstract. Locating specific chunks (records) of information within documents on the web is an interesting and nontrivial problem. If the problem of locating and separating records...
Advanced personalized web applications require a carefully dealing with their users’ wishes and preferences. Since such preferences do not always hold in general, personalized ap...
Collaborative work requires, more than ever, access to data located on multiple autonomous and heterogeneous data sources. The development of these novel information platforms, ref...
Abstract. Relationships are an essential part of the design of a database because they capture associations between things. Comparing and integrating relationships from heterogeneo...