This text introduces heterogeneous information exchange as related to organizational hubs and provides directions and challenges for various other topics, including knowledge management and web information management. It presents ongoing developments in formal and experimental work and extended examples help the reader to understand underlying concepts and the difficulties with applications. The book is divided into three major parts: "Part 1 - Heterogeneous Database Integration: Concepts and Strategies", which deals with developing architectures and techniques for integrating schemas and data; "Part 2 - Data Warehousing: Models and Architectures", which develops data warehouse architectures such as multidimensional databases with related management and querying tools; and "Part 3 - Sharing Information and Knowledge", which concerns knowledge management, use of standards, information mining systems and web information management.The topics should provide scientists, information specialists, engineers, managers and librarians with insights in the field of heterogeneous knowledge management systems, including critical aspects of databased decision making, backed by information sharing processes. In addition, managers should find incentives and materials to support information tools in their organizations.
I Heterogeneous Database Integration: Concepts and Strategies.- 1. Integration Methodology for Heterogeneous Databases.- 2. On Transactional Issues in Federated Information Systems.- 3. Semantic Integration in MADS Conceptual Model.- 4. TIME: A Translator Compiler for CIS.- 5. An Implementation of Database Integration Strategies.- II Data Warehousing: Models and Architectures.- 6. An Architecture for Data Warehouse Systems Using a Heterogeneous Database Management System — HEROS.- 7. Developing an Active Data Warehouse System.- 8. Building Secure Data Warehouse Schemas from Federated Information Systems.- 9. Conceptual MetaCube — Metadata for Multidimensional Cube.- 10. Integration of Keyword-Based Source Search and Structure-Based Information Retrieval.- III Sharing Information and Knowledge Discovery.- 11. Knowledge Management for Heterogeneous Information Exchange.- 12. The Exchange of Data in the Global Market How to Avoid a Tower of Babel.- 13. Knowledge Discovery in Heterogeneous Environments.- 14. Heterogeneous Information Exchanges in the Construction Industry The SYDOX/MATCOMP/Xi Prototype.- 15. Databases and Design: Discovering New Ideas in Old Facts.