Web Directory

» 12 Rules
   12 Rules for a relational database by EF Codd.
   http://www.cse.ohio-state.edu/~sgomori/570/coddsrules.html

» A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks
   The paper that started it all. The first public statement of the Relational Model.
   http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=358007

» A Simple Guide to Five Normal Forms in Relational Database Theory
   By William Kent, as originally published internally at IBM in 198l, and the Communications of the ACM in 1983.
   http://bkent.net./Doc/simple5.htm

» According to Date: recent.
   Articles by Christohper J Date with emphasis on foundations. Web published by DBPD after the print magazine folded.
   http://www.intelligententerprise.com/ports/search_date.shtml

» Against the Grain
   Contrarian articles by Fabian Pascal about the necessity of getting the relational model properly implemented.
   http://searchoracle.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid41_tax301453,00.html

» Alternative Technologies
   Several publications on relational data. Free registration required.
   http://alternativetech.com/Html/Products/pubs.shtml

» Database Debunkings
   Analysis of various systems and ideas floating in the database scene, against the standards set by the relational model for database management.
   http://www.dbdebunk.com

» Date’s 12 Rules for DDB's
   Presentation slides about C.J. Date's goals for relational databases. Orthogonal to the relational model.
   http://hamilton.bell.ac.uk/databases/documents/Dates12RulesforDDBs.pdf

» David McGoveran
   Several short, insightful articles on the relevance of the Relational Model to enterprise application integration.
   http://www.alignjournal.com/index.cfm?section=allarticles&sort=author&startRow=316

» FirstSQL Issue Papers
   Opinions fundamented on the relational model about NULLs, SQL and DBMS
   http://www.firstsql.com/issues.shtml#issue

» Fondation Matters
   Series of relational database model articles by Chris J Date, with emphasis on rules applications. Registration required.
   http://www.brcommunity.com/date.php

» Introduction to Relational Databases
   Concentrating on the 12 Rules from EF Codd and a succinct, informal definition of normalisation with examples.
   http://www.15seconds.com/issue/020522.htm

» The Third Manifesto
   Additional material related to the book.
   http://www.dcs.warwick.ac.uk/~hugh/TTM/

» Twelve Rules for Business Rules
   Paper by C.J. Date on business rules as data integrity constraints.
   http://www.informit.com/content/images/0201708507/samplechapter%5Crules.pdf