Relational Model
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Extending the Database Relational Model to Capture More Meaning - RM/T: semantics modeling in the relational model for database management. [PDF]
The Third Manifesto
According to Date: online. - Articles by Christopher J Date about how the relational model can fulfill all OO needs. Web-only articles from DBPD that never made to print.
According to Date: recent. - Articles by Christohper J Date with emphasis on foundations. Web published by DBPD after the print magazine folded.
Against the Grain - Contrarian articles by Fabian Pascal about the necessity of getting the relational model properly implemented.
Database Debunkings - Analysis of various systems and ideas floating in the database scene, against the standards set by the relational model for database management.
Date’s 12 Rules for DDB's - Presentation slides about C.J. Date's goals for relational databases. Orthogonal to the relational model. [PDF]
David McGoveran - Several short, insightful articles on the relevance of the Relational Model to enterprise application integration.
FirstSQL Issue Papers - Opinions fundamented on the relational model about NULLs, SQL and DBMS
Fondation Matters - Series of relational database model articles by Chris J Date, with emphasis on rules applications. Registration required.
Introduction to Relational Databases - Concentrating on the 12 Rules from EF Codd and a succint, informal definition of normalisation with examples.
Journal of Conceptual Modeling - Bi-monthly journal about conceptual modelling and mainly relational database design.
A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks - The paper that started it all. The first public statement of the Relational Model.
12 Rules - 12 Rules for a relational database by EF Codd.
A Simple Guide to Five Normal Forms - A Simple Guide to Five Normal Forms in Relational Database Theory
The Third Manifesto - Additional material related to the book.
Tuple-Marks - A proposal to avoid default or special values, SQL NULLs and three-valued logic in the representation of missing information.
Twelve Rules for Business Rules - Paper by C.J. Date on business rules as data integrity constraints. [PDF] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.
