Title :
Databases as Social Entities
Author_Institution :
University of Louisville
Abstract :
Databases can be seen as social entities, since they are used by a group of users, not a single one. This article describes methods to transform this group into a social network and then use the added social dimension for collaborative tasks. The author defines user similarity based on the similarity of SQL statements and proposes ways to let users add tags or metadata to the databas. This user-generated content is stored with the data it refers to.
Keywords :
SQL; content management; groupware; meta data; social networking (online); SQL statement similarity; collaborative tasks; databases; metadata; social dimension; social entity; social network; tags; user similarity; user-generated content; Content management; Database systems; Social network services; User generated content; query processing; social database; user-generated content;
Journal_Title :
Intelligent Systems, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIS.2012.96
