Traditional indexing techniques are not well suited for complex data types such as spatial, spatio-temporal, and multimedia data types, where an instance is a composite of multipl...
Index structures for multiple sets can be classified into those that group entries according to their key values and those that group entries according to their set membership. Th...
This article describes how to implement efficient memory resident path indexes for semi-structured data. Two techniques are introduced, and they are shown to be significantly fas...
—In many systems providing storage and retrieval operations on data, indices are used to make these operations more efficient. Distributed storage systems provide means to distr...
As critical records are increasingly stored in electronic form, which tends to make for easy destruction and clandestine modification, it is imperative that they be properly manag...