Reading assignments

Please note the date each article was written. This field changes rapidly, so later articles are generally more indicative of the current state of the art. Also, please note the industry affiliation (if any) of each article, as this may indicate some bias in the article.

January 17, 2006

Required reading:

• Chapter 1: "XML and Databases" in XML for DB2 Information Integration, by Ronald Bourret (IBM, 2004)
  (Ignore references to DB2, which are minor and largely outdated.)
• XML and Relational Storage -- Are they mutually exclusive? by George Lapi (IBM, 2005)
• XML and Databases? Follow your nose by Leigh Dodds (2001)
• XML, the New Database Heresy by Dare Obasanjo (Microsoft, 2004)

Optional reading:

• Putting XML in context with hierarchical, relational, and object-oriented models by David Mertz (2001)
• XML and Databases by Ronald Bourret (1999-2005)
• Efficiently Publishing Relational Data as XML Documents by Shanmugasundaram, et al (2000)
• Mapping between XML and Relational Data by Denise Draper (Nimble, 2004)

January 24, 2006

Required reading:

• The Joy of SQLX by Edward Garson (2004)
  (Ignore discussion of "XML DB", which is specific to Oracle.)
• XML with Virtuoso and SQLX by Tom Bradford (2005)
• SQL/XML Tutorial by Jonathan Robie (DataDirect, 2005)
• Reference material: XMLELEMENT, XMLATTRIBUTES, XMLFOREST, XMLCONCAT, XMLAGG by OpenLink Software (2005)

Optional reading:

• XTABLES: Bridging Relational Technology and XML by Funderburk, et al (IBM, 2002)

January 31, 2006

Required reading:

• XML Databases by Michael Kay (Software AG, 2003)
• Section 6.3: Native XML Databases in XML and Databases by Ronald Bourret (1999-2005)
• All XML Databases are Equal by John Snelson (2005)
• Going native: Use cases for native XML databases by Ronald Bourret (2005)

Optional reading:

• An Introduction to the XML:DB API by Kimbro Staken
• Use Cases for Native XML Servers by Bryan Quinn (Software AG, 2003)
• Requirements for XML Document Database Systems by Salminen and Tompa (2001)
• Normalizing XML, Part 1 and Part 2 by Will Provost (2002)

February 7, 2006

Required reading:

• What is XQuery? by Per Bothner (2002)
• Debunking XQuery myths and misunderstandings by Frank Cohen (2005)
• XQuery Tricks and Traps by Jason Hunter (2004)
• XQuery Search and Update by Jason Hunter (Mark Logic, 2005)
• Sections 3 (Updating XML) and 4 (Update extensions for XQuery) of Updating XML by Patrick Lehti (2001)

Optional reading:

• Other XQuery tutorials
• JSR-225: XQuery API for Java (XQJ) (Oracle, IBM, et al, 2004)
• Comparing XSLT and XQuery by Michael Kay (2005)

February 14, 2006

Reading:

• None

February 21, 2006

Reading:

• None

February 28, 2006

Reading:

• None

March 7, 2006

Reading:

• None