The volume and complexity of information, together with the number of abstraction levels and the size of data and knowledge bases, grow continually. Data origin

The amount and complexity of information is continually growing, and information modeling and knowledge bases have become important contributors to technology a

This book is a joint effort of researchers who have been involved in research-projects and programmes that have been trying to chart and reflect upon the implic

Papers direct the focus of interest to the development and use of conceptual models in information systems of various kinds and aim at improving awareness about