There are a myriad of new directions in which databases are growing, presenting new and exciting challenges that promise flux in the whole society, because of the impact and changes the database systems have provoked almost everywhere in modern life.This ranges from the way the organizations operate and make their business decisions, to the use of portable devices with database involvements. The Encyclopedia of Database Technologies and Applications is a wide-ranging collection of diverse coverage of topics related to database concepts, technologies, and applications. This encyclopedia provides an overview of the state-of-the-art of classical subjects and has contributions from over 175 international researchers from 33 countries, more than 970 terms and definitions and over 2,400 references. It also delivers clear and concise explanations of emerging issues and technologies such as multimedia database systems, data warehousing and mining, geospatial and temporal databases, and data reverse engineering. The Encyclopedia of Database Technologies and Applications is a priceless single reference source for any library on the topic of database technologies and applications. This important new publication offers researchers, scholars, students and professionals access to the latest knowledge related to database science and technology.Encyclopedia of Database Technologies and Applications is written by Laura C. Rivero and published by Information Science Reference. ISBNs for Encyclopedia of Database Technologies and Applications are 9781591407959, 1591407958 and the print ISBNs are 9781591405603, 1591405602.