Development of a Science Database System Applicable to Various Access Restrictions

We developed a general-purpose database (DB) system that manages and opens experimental and/or observational data accumulated in universities and academic institutes. This platform works as a web-DB management system in which databases can be easily managed without special skills and facilities. By...

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Main Authors: Y Takata, Y Kasahara, T Matsuhira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2010-01-01
Series:Data Science Journal
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Online Access:http://datascience.codata.org/articles/282
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Summary:We developed a general-purpose database (DB) system that manages and opens experimental and/or observational data accumulated in universities and academic institutes. This platform works as a web-DB management system in which databases can be easily managed without special skills and facilities. By defining a group manager and data manager, the proposed system defines a flexible access restriction for each user and each unit of datasets under the control of these managers. We demonstrate how a variety of web-DBs are appropriately integrated under one management system in such situations in which each web-DB has a different user interface in its search and data distribution functions and is designed with a different language (or script) and connection method to its DB. In spite of the diversity of web-DBs, the proposed system is highly suitable for practical use.
ISSN:1683-1470