In a semi-structured database there is no clear separation between the data and the schema, and the degree to which it is structured depends on the application. Semi-structured da...
The question whether a given set of views, defined by queries, can be used to answer another query, arises in several contexts such as query optimization, data integration and se...
Retrieving data based not only on key words is a challenge. We worked on semi-structured data (cultural heritage corpora). Our project aimed at getting the most relevant text-unit...
Julien Lesbegueries, Christian Sallaberry, Mauro G...
Many Internet-based applications have adopted XML as the standard data exchange format. These XML data are typically stored in its native form, thus creating the need to present XM...
To be a full-featured data exchange format, XML should support not only queries but also updates on its contents. The new W3C XML update facility has proposed a set of operators (...