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Data and Reality (William Kent)
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William Kent's Data and Reality is a foundational work in data modeling and information management, first published in 1978 and later presented in a third edition with updated examples and commentary. Rather than teaching a database product or a diagramming notation, it examines the conceptual problems that arise before implementation: deciding what exists, what counts as one thing, what makes two records refer to the same thing, and what a name or category actually means. Kent's central concern is the gap between a complex, changing, socially interpreted world and the simplified structures used to describe it in information systems. The book combines database theory with philosophy, linguistics, and practical analysis of requirements. Its purpose is not to supply universally correct definitions, but to expose assumptions that otherwise become hidden in schemas, integrations, and business rules. This makes it a demanding but durable guide to the semantic side of data work.
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#Modelsofrealityversusmodelsofdata #Onenessandsameness #Namingscopeanduniqueness #Typeandinstancedichotomy #Attributeversusrelationship #DataandReality
William Kent's Data and Reality is a foundational work in data modeling and information management, first published in 1978 and later presented in a third edition with updated examples and commentary. Rather than teaching a database product or a diagramming notation, it examines the conceptual problems that arise before implementation: deciding what exists, what counts as one thing, what makes two records refer to the same thing, and what a name or category actually means. Kent's central concern is the gap between a complex, changing, socially interpreted world and the simplified structures used to describe it in information systems. The book combines database theory with philosophy, linguistics, and practical analysis of requirements. Its purpose is not to supply universally correct definitions, but to expose assumptions that otherwise become hidden in schemas, integrations, and business rules. This makes it a demanding but durable guide to the semantic side of data work.
