Introduction to Object-Oriented Databases

Introduction to Object-Oriented Databases provides the first unified and coherent presentation of the essential concepts and techniques of object-oriented databases. It consolidates the results of research and development in the semantics and implementation of a full spectrum of database facilities for object-oriented systems, including data model, query, authorization, schema evolution, storage structures, query optimization, transaction management, versions, composite objects, and integration of a programming language and a database system. The book draws on the author's Orion project at MCC, currently the most advanced object-oriented database system, and places this work in a larger context by using relational database systems and other object-oriented systems for comparison.

Contents
Introduction * Data Model * Basic Interface * Relationships with Non-Object-Oriented Databases * Schema Modification * Model of Queries * Query Language * Authorization * Storage Structures * Query Processing * Transaction Management * Semantic Extensions * Integrating Object-Oriented Programming and Databases * Architecture * Survey of Object-Oriented Database Systems * Directions for Future Research and Development