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Conceptual Modeling: Past, Present and the Continuum of the Future

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Nick Roussopoulos,

Dimitris KaragiannisAuthors Info & Claims

Conceptual Modeling: Foundations and Applications: Essays in Honor of John Mylopoulos

July 2009

Pages 139 - 152

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02463-4_9

Published: 04 July 2009 Publication History

Abstract

In this paper we give a brief history on conceptual modeling in computer science and we discuss state-of-the-art approaches. It is claimed that a number of problems remain to be solved. "Schema-first" is no longer a viable approach to meet the data needs in the dynamic world of the internet and web services. This is also true for the "schema-later" approach simply because data and data sources constantly change in depth and breadth and can neither wait for the schema to be completed nor for the data to be collected. As a solution we advocate for a new "schema-during" approach, in which the process of Conceptual Modeling is in a continuum with the operations in the database.

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Conceptual Modeling: Foundations and Applications: Essays in Honor of John Mylopoulos

July 2009

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Department of Computer Science, Rutgers University, Piscataway, USA 08855
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Vinay K. Chaudhri
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Paolo Giorgini
Dipartimento Ingegneria e Scienza dell'Informazione, University of Trento, Trento, Italy 38100
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