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The Relational Model for Database Management: the theory and corolaries behind relational databases.

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• 12 Rules

  http://www.tutorialspoint.com/dbms/dbms_codds_rules.htm
  12 Rules for a relational database by EF Codd.

• A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks

  http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=358007
  The paper that started it all. The first public statement of the Relational Model.

• A Simple Guide to Five Normal Forms in Relational Database Theory

  http://bkent.net/Doc/simple5.htm
  By William Kent, as originally published internally at IBM in 198l, and the Communications of the ACM in 1983.

• Against the Grain

  http://searchoracle.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid41_tax301453,00.html
  Contrarian articles by Fabian Pascal about the necessity of getting the relational model properly implemented.

• Alternative Technologies

  http://alternativetech.com/Html/Products/pubs.shtml
  Several publications on relational data. Free registration required.

• An Introduction to Database Normalization

  http://mikehillyer.com/articles/an-introduction-to-database-normalization/
  Article by Mike Hillyer. A practical look at database normalization, focusing on the first three of seven generally recognized normal forms.

• Database Debunkings

  http://www.dbdebunk.com/
  Analysis of various systems and ideas floating in the database scene, against the standards set by the relational model for database management.

• Date’s 12 Rules for DDB's

  http://www.it-smc.com/Knowledge/Date12R.html
  C.J. Date's goals for distributed relational databases. Orthogonal to the relational model.

• Extending the Database Relational Model to Capture More Meaning

  http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.84.9469
  RM/T: semantics modeling in the relational model for database management.

• FirstSQL Issue Papers

  http://www.firstsql.com/issues.shtml#issue
  Opinions fundamented on the relational model about NULLs, SQL and DBMS

• Fondation Matters

  http://www.brcommunity.com/date.php
  Series of relational database model articles by Chris J Date, with emphasis on rules applications. Registration required.

• Introduction to Relational Databases

  http://www.15seconds.com/issue/020522.htm
  Concentrating on the 12 Rules from EF Codd and a succinct, informal definition of normalisation with examples.

• The Third Manifesto

  http://www.dcs.warwick.ac.uk/~hugh/TTM/
  Additional material related to the book.

• Twelve Rules for Business Rules

  http://www.informit.com/content/images/0201708507/samplechapter%5Crules.pdf
  Paper by C.J. Date on business rules as data integrity constraints.

 

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