文档介绍：Information
Modeling Methods
and Methodologies
John Krogstie
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
SINTEF and Informatics, Norway
Terry Halpin
Northface University, USA
Keng Siau
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA
A release in the “Advanced Topics in Database Research” series
IDEA GROUP PUBLISHING
Hershey • London • Melbourne • Singapore
Acquisitions Editor: Mehdi Khosrow-Pour
Senior Managing Editor: Jan Travers
Managing Editor: Amanda Appicello
Development Editor: Michele Rossi
Copy Editor: Maria Boyer
Typesetter: Jennifer Wetzel
Cover Design: Lisa Tosheff
Printed at: Yurchak Printing Inc.
Published in the United States of America by
Idea Group Publishing (an imprint of Idea Group Inc.)
701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Suite 200
Hershey PA 17033 USA
Tel: 717-533-8845
Fax: 717-533-8661
E-mail: ******@idea-
Web site: .com
and in the United Kingdom by
Idea Group Publishing (an imprint of Idea Group Inc.)
3 Henrietta Street
Covent Garden
London WC2E 8LU
Tel: 44 20 7240 0856
Fax: 44 20 7379 3313
Web site:
Copyright © 2005 by Idea Group Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be repro-
duced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without
written permission from the publisher.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Information modeling methods and methodologies / John Krogstie, Terry Halpin, Keng Siau,
Editors.
p. cm.
ISBN 1-59140-375-8 -- ISBN 1-59140-376-6 -- ISBN 1-59140-377-4
1. System design. 2. Information technology. I. Krogstie, John. II. Halpin, T. A. III. Siau, Keng,
1964-
2004
--dc22
2004003749
Information Modeling Methods and Methodologies is part of the Idea Group Publishing
series named Advanced Topics in Database Research (Series ISSN 1537-9299)
British Cataloguing in Publication Data
A Cataloguing in Publication record for this book is available from the British Library.
All work