Information Systems , Volume 3, 1978

Volume 3, Number 1

Hans-Jochen Schneider: Are intelligent information systems ever achievable? Inviting a discussion. 1-3
V. Cherniavsky: On algorithmic natural language analysis and understanding. 5-10
Horst Biller, Erich J. Neuhold: Semantics of data bases: The semantics of data models. 11-30
Börje Langefors: Comments on a paper by Biller and Neuhold: Semantics of data Bases: The semantics of data models. 31-34
Horst Biller, Erich J. Neuhold: Remarks on the comments of B. Langefors on our paper - Semantics of data bases: The semantics of data models. 35-36
Jack Minker: Binary relations, matrices and inference developments. 37-47
Chung-Shu Yang: A class of hybrid list file organizations. 49-58
André Flory, J. Gunther, Jacques Kouloumdjian: Data Base Reorganization by Clustering Methods. 59-62

Leif B. Methlie: Schema design using a data structure matrix. 81-91
Billy G. Claybrook, Chung-Shu Yang: Efficient algorithms for answering queries with unsorted multilists. 93-97
Rudolf Munz: The WELL system: a multi-user database system based on binary relationships and graph-pattern-matching. 99-115
Lawrence L. Rose, Malcolm H. Gotterer: Dynamic file movement in multilevel storage systems. 117-121
Pierre Hammad, Jean-Marie Raviart: Formulation of choice criterions for file organizations. 123-130
Antonio L. Furtado: Formal aspects of the relational model. 131-140
Giuseppe Pelagatti, Paolo Paolini, Giampio Bracchi: Mapping external views to a common data model. 141-151

Dennis Tsichritzis, Anthony C. Klug: The ANSI/X3/SPARC DBMS Framework Report of the Study Group on Dabatase Management Systems. 173-191
Stephen J. Hegner, Ruth A. Maulucci: Set-theoretic foundations of datastructure representation. 193-201
Kazimierz Subieta: Linguistic approach to database theory: DDL-s for hierarchical model. 203-208
Michel E. Adiba, Dominique Portal: A cooperation system for heterogeneous data base management systems. 209-215
V. Cherniavsky, H.-J. Schneider: On database systems viewed as programming languages. 217-225
Jaime G. Carbonell, Roger C. Schank: Comments on the paper of Cherniavsky: "On artificial intelligence and attempts to disprove its existance". 227-230