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
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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
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2004003749
Information Modeling Methods and Methodologies is part of the Idea Group Publishing
series named Advanced Topics in Database Research (Series ISSN 1537-9299)
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