ACM SIGMOD Conference 1985: Austin, Texas

Statistical and Pictorial Databases

• Gultekin Özsoyoglu, Z. Meral Özsoyoglu, Francisco Mata:
  A Language and a Physical Organization Technique for Summary Tables. 3-16
  
• Nick Roussopoulos, Daniel Leifker:
  Direct Spatial Search on Pictorial Databases Using Packed R-Trees. 17-31
  

Office Systems

• Stavros Christodoulakis:
  Issues in the Architecture of a Document Archiver using Optical Disk Technology. 34-50
  
• Federico Barbic, Barbara Pernici:
  Time Modeling in Office Information Systems. 51-62
  
• Christos Faloutsos:
  Signature files: Design and Performance Comparison of Some Signature Extraction Methods. 63-82
  

Knowledge Base Design

• Christoph F. Eick, Peter C. Lockemann:
  Acquisition of Terminological Knowledge Using Database Design Techniques. 84-94
  
• D. G. Shin, Keki B. Irani:
  Partitioning a Relational Database Horizontally Using a Knowledge-Based Approach. 95-105
  

Concurrency Control and Recovery

• Rakesh Agrawal, Michael J. Carey, Miron Livny:
  Models for Studying Concurrency Control Performance: Alternatives and Implications. 108-121
  
• John T. Robinson:
  A Fast General-Purpose Hardware Synchronisation Mechanism. 122-130
  
• Rakesh Agrawal, David J. DeWitt:
  Recovery Architectures for Multiprocessor Database Machines. 131-145
  

Panel

• Carlo Batini, Stefano Ceri:
  Database Design: Methodologies, Tools, and Environments (Panel). 148-150
  

Database Theory

• Arding Hsu, Tomasz Imielinski:
  Integrity Checking for Multiple Updates. 152-168
  
• David Chenho Kung:
  On Verification of Database Temporal Constraints. 169-179
  
• Gabriel M. Kuper, Moshe Y. Vardi:
  On the Expressive Power of the Logical Data Model (Preliminary Report). 180-187
  

Hashing Techniques

• Per-Åke Larson, M. V. Ramakrishna:
  External Perfect Hashing. 190-200
  
• Kyoji Kawagoe:
  Modified Dynamic Hashing. 201-213
  
• Ekow J. Otoo:
  A Multidimensional Digital Hashing Scheme for Files With Composite Keys. 214-229
  

Panel

• Edgar H. Sibley:
  Pragmatics of Database Management (Panel). 232-234
  

Temporal Data Models

• Richard T. Snodgrass, Ilsoo Ahn:
  A Taxonomy of Time in Databases. 236-246
  
• James Clifford, Abdullah Uz Tansel:
  On An Algebra For Historical Relational Databases: Two Views. 247-265
  

Physical Design and Evaluation

• George P. Copeland, Setrag Khoshafian:
  A Decomposition Storage Model. 268-279
  
• Clement T. Yu, C. H. Chen:
  Adaptive Information System Design: One Query at a Time. 280-290
  
• D. A. Beckley, Martha W. Evens, V. K. Raman:
  Multikey Retrieval from K-d Trees and Quad-Trees. 291-301
  

Panel

• Stavros Christodoulakis:
  Multimedia Database Management Systems (Panel). 304-305
  

Query Optimization

• Shinya Fushimi, Masaru Kitsuregawa, Masaya Nakayama, Hidehiko Tanaka, Tohru Moto-Oka:
  Algorithm and Performance Evaluation of Adaptive Multidimensional Clustering Technique. 308-318
  
• Nabil Kamel, Roger King:
  A Model of Data Distribution Based on Texture Analysis. 319-325
  

Interfaces and Models

• Kenneth J. Goldman, Sally A. Goldman, Paris C. Kanellakis, Stanley B. Zdonik:
  ISIS: Interface for a Semantic Information System. 328-342
  
• Gottfried Vossen, Volkert Brosda:
  A High-Level User Interface for Update and Retrieval in Relational Databases - Language Aspects. 343-353
  
• G. Barbara Demo, Sukhamay Kundu:
  Analysis of the Context Dependency of CODASYL Find-Statements with Application to Database Program Conversion. 354-361
  

Distributed Databases and Transaction Processing

• Shridhar Acharya, Gael N. Buckley:
  Transaction Restarts in Prolog Database Systems. 364-373
  
• Thomas W. Page Jr., Matthew J. Weinstein, Gerald J. Popek:
  Genesis: A Distributed Database Operating System. 374-387
  
• Peter Klahold, Gunter Schlageter, Rainer Unland, Wolfgang Wilkes:
  A Transaction Model Supporting Complex Applications in Integrated Information Systems. 388-401
  
• Mukul K. Sinha, P. D. Nanadikar, S. L. Mehndiratta:
  Timestamp Based Certification Schemes for Transactions in Distributed Database Systems. 402-411
  

Panel

• Larry Kerschberg:
  Expert Database Systems (Workshop Rewiew). 414-417
  

Panel

• Bharat K. Bhargava:
  Reliability in Distributed Database Systems (Panel). 420-422
  

Implementation of Query Languages

• Timos K. Sellis, Leonard D. Shapiro:
  Optimization of Extended Database Query Languages. 424-436
  
• Peter M. D. Gray:
  Efficient Prolog Access to CODASYL and FDM Databases. 437-443
  
• Jeffrey D. Ullman:
  Implementation of Logical Query Languages for Databases (Abstract). 444
  

CAD/CAM Databases

• Don S. Batory, Won Kim:
  Modeling Concepts for VLSI CAD Objects (Abstract). 446
  
• Tomas Blain, Michael Dohler, Ralph Michaelis, Emran Qureshi:
  Managing the Printed Circuit Board Design Process. 447-456