Distributed databases and other networked information systems use copies or mirrors to reduce latency and to increase availability. Copies need to be refreshed. In a loosely coupl...
The DOPE project (Drug Ontology Project for Elsevier) is driven by the need to access multiple information sources through a single interface. In this paper, we describe how DOPE ...
In this overview paper we motivate the need for and research issues arising from a new model of data processing. In this model, data does not take the form of persistent relations...
Brian Babcock, Shivnath Babu, Mayur Datar, Rajeev ...
The ‘theorise-inquire’ technique is described, which supports the testing of both experts’ hunches and the quality of data sources. This technique is useful for the identifi...
The ease with which one can copy and transform data on the Web, has made it increasingly di cult to determine the origins of a piece of data. We use the term data provenance to ref...