Modern Database Management

by Jeffrey A. Hoffer, Mary B. Prescott, Fred R. McFadden

Hoffer focuses on the latest principles, concepts and technologies and what leading practitioners say is most important for database developers.

Database analysis, database design, SQL, client/server database environment, data warehousing, data quality and integration, and object-oriented data modeling.

Intended for professional development programs in introductory database management.

Genres: Textbooks, Reference, Computer Science, Nonfiction, School, Technology

622 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[Heather · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is defiantly not a book for someone who is just being introduced into the database management world. Unless of course there is an instructor who will review and break down the book in a classroom setting. While the book discussed simple and relevant terms, when describing real world application, it got a little confusing. The figures and diagrams were not really helpful unless you knew what you were already looking at. Which case that is why I recommend this book, not to the novice student but to someone who already knows about databases and can understand the advancement this book is teaching .

[Shantell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Had to read this for my minor. With not too much database management experience, this book was a little rough. If you have database management and design experience, I think this book would be nice to read, but man, it was a bit intense.

[Anna Janelle · Rating 2 out of 5]

My rating of the book most likely has more to do with the class and not the writing of the text - be that fair or not, it has influenced my rating of the text. I just finished the class (which was very introductory - and, as such, unfulfilling). The course was just a bit too easy - which did not match the detail of the text. Because the tests were so easy (see also: taken directly from the text, almost word-for-word), I ended up skimming the last few chapters ... simply because I could and still receive A's on the tests. I will retain this book for the future because I think, given a different frame of mind and different course load (Cataloging and Classification has pretty much dominated my life - well that, the new house, the new marriage and the impending baby), I would have gained a lot. The skimmed chapters on SQL are particularly intriguing and they hold much promise for me to revisit in the future. Because much of what I've worked with has been in the back end of Access, I appreciated the bare-bones, yet slightly different approach that is SQL programming. The earlier chapters on creating relational diagrams were the most challenging for me, but I spent the most time on these chapters - so you may say they were the most rewarding. As someone who was previously employed managing the administration of student data for an online cyber charter school, I fancied myself fairly knowledgeable on the topic. That said, the book held new knowledge that could have enriched my previous position in different circumstances. I have hope that I'll be able to apply the knowledge that I've gained (and will continue to gain in my continuing edication) to my future profession as a librarian (hopefully, continuing to deal with the more technical aspects of data and databases).

Spring Semester 2013

[Nawar Youssef · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is a good book, but I felt like it is a little bit not easy to read, I think there is two reasons for that: one of them, because English is not my native language, and second reason because of the size of the page is large and contains many words connected to each other. I think it deserves 3 to 31/2 stars.

[Kat · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had to use this book for my Database Management for Library Professional's class. It was helpful and I learned from it, but it turns out not to be a huge area of interest for me. I didn't read it cover to cover, either. But I did read a good portion of it and I can see why my professor picked this for the class. It has a lot of useful information and gave more examples than you'd ever need.

[Arif]

this is a best book for disigning database

[Shiva · Rating 5 out of 5]

best book u can find 2 start this course(data base management) with.....

[Cameron Stewart · Rating 2 out of 5]

Chapter 10 and 11 are key as they are on the internet environment and Datawarehousing. Lots of good exercises can can back to if time.

[Brian · Rating 2 out of 5]

Or I will be currently reading once it decides to show up. Hopefully by Monday...

[Earl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall a good book for database management with good working examples, and UML references.

[Huy Ngo · Rating 5 out of 5]

good book,it's useful for me

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read as much as was required by my course. Learned some useful things about databases.