Querying Heterogeneous Information Sources Using Source Descriptions

Summary: Information Manifold provides uniform access to 100+ heterogeneous web sources via declarative source descriptions. It prunes candidate sources and generates executable query plans, with experiments demonstrating scalability to several hundred sources. (summarized by gpt-5-nano on Feb 09 2026)

Paper ID: 8348
Venue: VLDB
Year: 1996
Pagerank: 0.00044642203
Overall Rank: 127 | 99.12%
DOI: -

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Incoming Citations (Sorted by Pagerank)

Showing 50 of 80 citing papers.

Rank	Citing Paper	Year	Venue	Pagerank
48	Data Integration: A Theoretical Perspective	2002	PODS	0.00069720859
150	Integration of Heterogeneous Databases Without Common Domains Using Queries Based on Textual Similarity	1998	SIGMOD	0.00041055843
151	Optimizing Queries across Diverse Data Sources	1997	VLDB	0.00041016476
208	Reconciling Schemas of Disparate Data Sources: A Machine-Learning Approach	2001	SIGMOD	0.0003460594
294	Using Schema Matching to Simplify Heterogeneous Data Translation	1998	VLDB	0.00028669519
297	Complexity of Answering Queries Using Materialized Views	1998	PODS	0.00028596715
346	Don't Scrap It, Wrap It! A Wrapper Architecture for Legacy Data Sources	1997	VLDB	0.00026656272
394	An Adaptive Query Execution System for Data Integration*	1999	SIGMOD	0.00024460855
532	Answering Recursive Queries Using Views	1997	PODS	0.00020778506
584	Answering Queries with Aggregation Using Views	1996	VLDB	0.0001971526
587	Extracting Structured Data from Web Pages	2003	SIGMOD	0.00019648348
810	Query Containment for Conjunctive Queries With Regular Expressions	1998	PODS	0.00016428374
870	Query Optimization in the Presence of Limited Access Patterns	1999	SIGMOD	0.00015771912
893	Data Integration: The Teenage Years	2006	VLDB	0.00015558352
911	Design Considerations for High Fan-in Systems: The HiFi Approach	2005	CIDR	0.00015419842
927	DTL’s DataSpot: Database Exploration Using Plain Language	1998	VLDB	0.00015248642
976	Answering Queries Using Limited External Query Processors	1996	PODS	0.0001489085
1,025	WSQ/DSQ: A Practical Approach for Combined Querying of Databases and the Web*	2000	SIGMOD	0.00014603741
1,081	Catching the Boat with Strudel: Experiences with a Web-Site Management System	1998	SIGMOD	0.00014216794
1,155	A Scalable Algorithm for Answering Queries Using Views	2000	VLDB	0.00013616518
1,198	Crossing the Structure Chasm	2003	CIDR	0.00013366708
1,252	Principles of Dataspace Systems	2006	PODS	0.00013033186
1,289	Using Probabilistic Information in Data Integration	1997	VLDB	0.00012804879
1,384	Managing Semantic Heterogeneity in Databases : A Theoretical Perspective	1997	PODS	0.00012262892
1,511	Using Schematically Heterogeneous Structures	1998	SIGMOD	0.00011602872
1,866	Update Exchange with Mappings and Provenance	2007	VLDB	0.00010272139
1,923	Reconciling while Tolerating Disagreement in Collaborative Data Sharing	2006	SIGMOD	0.00010080761
2,068	Orchestra: Facilitating Collaborative Data Sharing	2007	SIGMOD	9.6377415e-05
2,204	To Weave the Web	1997	VLDB	9.2970809e-05
2,284	Cost-Based Optimization of Decision Support Queries using Transient-Views	1998	SIGMOD	9.1053836e-05
2,323	Mind Your Vocabulary: Query Mapping Across Heterogeneous Information Sources	1999	SIGMOD	9.0334169e-05
2,327	Obtaining Complete Answers from Incomplete Databases	1996	VLDB	9.0276061e-05
2,392	STRUDEL: A Web-site Management System	1997	SIGMOD	8.9020636e-05
2,399	Query Rewriting for Semistructured Data	1999	SIGMOD	8.8973689e-05
2,432	Computing Capabilities of Mediators	1999	SIGMOD	8.8290243e-05
2,447	WISE-Integrator: An Automatic Integrator of Web Search Interfaces for E-Commerce	2003	VLDB	8.8037197e-05
2,536	Rewriting Queries Using Views in Description Logics	1997	PODS	8.5837937e-05
2,590	Answering Queries from Statistics and Probabilistic Views	2005	VLDB	8.483194e-05
2,730	Open Data Integration	2018	VLDB	8.2126735e-05
2,966	Integrating Information by Outerjoins and Full Disjunctions (Extended Abstract)	1996	PODS	7.8002072e-05
3,065	Processing First-Order Queries under Limited Access Patterns	2004	PODS	7.6230903e-05
3,168	Query Containment for Data Integration Systems	2000	PODS	7.4508875e-05
3,170	Quality-driven Integration of Heterogeneous Information Systems	1999	VLDB	7.4482367e-05
3,724	Toward Large Scale Integration: Building a MetaQuerier over Databases on the Web	2005	CIDR	6.8173288e-05
3,832	Describing and Using Query Capabilities of Heterogeneous Sources	1997	VLDB	6.7178862e-05
4,202	Cost Models DO Matter: Providing Cost Information for Diverse Data Sources in a Federated System	1999	VLDB	6.36184e-05
4,229	Harnessing the Deep Web: Present and Future	2009	CIDR	6.3399547e-05
4,345	InfoSleuth: Agent-Based Semantic Integration of Information in Open and Dynamic Environments	1997	SIGMOD	6.273523e-05
4,396	Mapping Adaptation under Evolving Schemas	2003	VLDB	6.2239611e-05
4,508	iTrails: Pay-as-you-go Information Integration in Dataspaces	2007	VLDB	6.1298098e-05

Outgoing Citations (Sorted by Pagerank)

Showing 9 of 9 cited papers.

Citations counted here include only citations to other VLDB/SIGMOD/CIDR/PODS papers in this database.

Rank	Cited Paper	Year	Venue	Pagerank
82	Answering Queries Using Views (Extended Abstract)	1995	PODS	0.00054402763
138	Query Transformation for PSJ-queries	1987	VLDB	0.00042334092
253	Query Caching and Optimization in Distributed Mediator Systems	1996	SIGMOD	0.00030569863
291	Answering Queries Using Templates With Binding Patterns (Extended Abstract)	1995	PODS	0.00028831632
584	Answering Queries with Aggregation Using Views	1996	VLDB	0.0001971526
729	An Algorithm For Ordering Subgoals In Nail!	1988	PODS	0.00017483521
976	Answering Queries Using Limited External Query Processors	1996	PODS	0.0001489085
1,058	SIMS: Retrieving and Integrating Information From Multiple Sources	1993	SIGMOD	0.00014387611
2,966	Integrating Information by Outerjoins and Full Disjunctions (Extended Abstract)	1996	PODS	7.8002072e-05

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