The Conceptual Schema Controversy

Summary: Historical survey of database management debates from 1968 to the SPARC-era introduction of the conceptual schema (1974). Analyzes enduring forks—self-contained versus host language, relational versus network—and argues for crystallizing core disagreements to enable cross-model compromises across standards bodies. (summarized by gpt-5-nano on Feb 09 2026)

Paper ID: 2078
Venue: SIGMOD
Year: 1978
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