Investigation of DBMS for use in a research environment
Expert InsightsPublished 1985
Using The Rand Corporation as a test case, this paper investigates the usefulness of a database management system (DBMS) for handling large social science datasets in a research environment. Topics covered include: (1) how social science datasets are used in a research environment; (2) the differences between research and business applications; and (3) possible DBMS configurations within a research environment. The author identifies and ranks features of a DBMS considered important by researchers, compares some commercially available DBMS, and concludes that there is a place for DBMS in the research environment.
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- Copyright: RAND Corporation
- Availability: Web Only
- Year: 1985
- Pages: 109
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/pubs
- Document Number: P-7002
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