TY - BOOK AU - Elmasri, Ramez. AU - Shamkant B. Navathe TI - Fundamentals of database systems SN - 805301453 AV - QA 76.9 .E46 1989 PY - 1989/// CY - Redwood City, California PB - The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc. KW - DATABASE N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I. Basic concepts -- Part II. Database models and languages -- Part III. Database design -- Part IV. System implementation technique -- Part V. Current trends in database system -- Part VI. Commercial database system N2 - The purpose of this book is to introduce the fundamental concepts necessary for the de- sign, use, and implementation of database systems. Our presentation stresses the fundamentals of database modeling and design, the languages and facilities provided by data- base management systems, and the techniques for implementing database systems. The book is meant to be used as a textbook for a one or two semester course in database systems at the junior, senior, or graduate levels, and as a reference book ER -