Ideas: A system for international data exchange and access for science

An operational prototype inhomogeneous distributed database system has been built to provide homogeneous access for researchers and managers of science policy to data on research projects held in three countries. The architecture is sufficiently general not only to accommodate additional countries a...

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Published in:Information processing & management 1989, Vol.25 (6), p.703-711
Main Authors: Jeffery, Keith G., Lay, Judy O., Miquel, Jean-Francois, Zardan, Samir, Naldi, Fulvio, Parenti, Ilaria Vannini
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Architecture
communications
Communications networks
Computerized information work
Cooperation
Data exchange
Distributed database
EARN
electronic mail
Electronic mail systems
Europe
Exact sciences and technology
IDEAS (International Data Exchange and Access for Science)
Information and communication sciences
Information and document management systems
Information processing and retrieval
Information retrieval
Information retrieval systems. Information and document management system
Information science. Documentation
Information work
interface
International
international collaboration
International Data Exchange and Access for Science
Miscellaneous
network
policy
prototype
Research and development
Sciences and techniques of general use
Services
User services
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Summary:An operational prototype inhomogeneous distributed database system has been built to provide homogeneous access for researchers and managers of science policy to data on research projects held in three countries. The architecture is sufficiently general not only to accommodate additional countries and databases on research projects, but also to provide a general framework for other international collaborative projects aimed at the provision of information. The design exhibits an optimal compromise between sufficient data to satisfy a retrieval request and the minimal data for transmission to maintain the database.
ISSN:0306-4573
1873-5371
DOI:10.1016/0306-4573(89)90103-9