Re: [Slightly OT] data model books/resources?

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org, Aaron Glenn <aaron(dot)glenn(at)gmail(dot)com>
Subject: Re: [Slightly OT] data model books/resources?
Date: 2006-03-31 16:32:43
Message-ID: 442D59AB.3040005@commandprompt.com
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Robert Treat wrote:
> On Thursday 30 March 2006 03:03, Aaron Glenn wrote:
>> Anyone care to share the great books, articles, manifestos, notes,
>> leaflets, etc on data modelling they've come across? Ideally I'd like
>> to find a great college level book on data models, but I haven't come
>> across one that even slightly holds "definitive resource"-type status.
>>
>
> I've heard that "Relational Database Design" (ISBN: 0123264251) is good for
> college level introductory material, though the book I generally recommend
> most is "Practical Issues in Database Management" (ISBN: 0201485559)
>
>> Feel free to reply off list to keep the clutter down - I'd be happy to
>> summarize responses for the list.
>>
>
> We're all about clutter :-)
>

I also highly suggest:

Database in Depth : Relational Theory for Practitioners (Paperback)
by C.J. Date

It is a great, pratical book that isn't a snore.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

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