The presentation for the April 2, 2008 class on databases

1. Databases
ISTP523
April 2, 2008

2. Overview
What is a database?
How do they work?
Types of databases
Database models
Database design
SQL
Microsoft Access

3. What is a database?
Designed to offer an organized mechanism
for storing, managing and retrieving
information
Libraries are databases
Storage and retrieval systems have developed
and evolved as libraries have
early librarians defined standardized filing and
retrieval protocols
libraries have an indexing system (card catalog)
libraries have pointers (a classification system, like
the Dewey decimal system)