Our goal is to work out an integration process which makes it possible to give a global
design schema obtained from several schemas, each of them describing the same reality …

The integration of information is an important area of research in databases. By combining
multiple information sources, a more complete view of the world is attained, and additional …

Two major problems in schema integration are to identify correspondences between
different conceptual schemas and to verify that the proposed correspondence are consistent …

We propose an agent architecture that provides transparent access to a set of distributed,
heterogeneous, and autonomous information sources. Our objectives are twofold: First, we …

As more information becomes available, the ability to quickly incorporate new and diverse
data sources into existing database systems becomes critical. Schema coercion addresses …

The importance of improving understanding and communication between users and system
developers in order to develop a structured description of the business, its information …

Abstract Information is becoming a vital resource in the knowledge economy. The way in
which this information is accessed and retrieved is becoming a key issue for many …