On an Object-Oriented Data Model for a Knowledge Base
- Authors
- W. Klas, E. J. Neuhold, M. Schrefl
- Paper
- Klas88a (1988)
- Citation
R. Speth (ed.): Research into Networks and Distributed Applications: European Teleinformatics Conference (EUROTECO 1988), Vienna, Austria, April 20-22, 1988, North-Holland Publishing, ISBN 0-444-70428-0, 1988. - Resources
- BibTeX
Abstract
The integration of autonomous distributed conventional databases requires two essential tasks: First, to represent the different database schemata in a canonical data model; Second, to provide global views on the schemata represented in the canonical model. The canonical model must be able to represent meta-database information next to conventional database structures. In this paper we present a data model which is particularly well suited for this specification. It includes the modelling concepts of semantic data models and it is capable of managing data and meta-data in a uniform way. The last feature is typical for knowledge representation models. Furthermore the model strictly follows object-oriented principles by encapsulating data structures and their associated operations.