This sixth IMKB volume attempts to synthesize research done over a longer period of time in a reference book format. The work presents in survey articles the ef

This is the fifth volume in a sub-series based on the joint effort of Nordic and Japanese scientists in the field of information modelling and knowledge bases.

Information modelling is the essential part of information systems design. Design methods, specification languages, and tools tend to become application depende

This is the tenth volume in a series on information modelling and knowledge bases. The topics of the articles cover a wide variety of themes in the domain of in