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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
8539
Venue
VLDB
Year
1996
Pagerank
0.00032192665
Overall Rank
117 | 99.20%
DOI
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BibTeX Citation

@article{levy_vldb96,
        title = {{Querying Heterogeneous Information Sources Using Source Descriptions}},
        author = {Levy, Alon Y. and Rajaraman, Anand and Ordille, Joann J.},
        journal = {PVLDB},
        series = {{VLDB} '96},
        pages = {251--262},
        year = {1996}
}

Incoming Citations (Sorted by Pagerank)

Showing 50 of 80 citing papers.

Rank Citing Paper Year Venue Pagerank
22 Data Integration: A Theoretical Perspective 2002 PODS 0.00056204792
160 Integration of Heterogeneous Databases Without Common Domains Using Queries Based on Textual Similarity 1998 SIGMOD 0.0002802209
171 Optimizing Queries across Diverse Data Sources 1997 VLDB 0.00027363924
225 Complexity of Answering Queries Using Materialized Views 1998 PODS 0.00024101949
263 Reconciling Schemas of Disparate Data Sources: A Machine-Learning Approach 2001 SIGMOD 0.0002305693
328 An Adaptive Query Execution System for Data Integration* 1999 SIGMOD 0.00021081317
454 Using Schema Matching to Simplify Heterogeneous Data Translation 1998 VLDB 0.00018133578
457 Don’t Scrap It, Wrap It! A Wrapper Architecture for Legacy Data Sources 1997 VLDB 0.00018120468
515 Answering Recursive Queries Using Views 1997 PODS 0.00017177428
554 Answering Queries with Aggregation Using Views 1996 VLDB 0.00016580778
588 Extracting Structured Data from Web Pages 2003 SIGMOD 0.00016092668
686 Query Containment for Conjunctive Queries With Regular Expressions 1998 PODS 0.00014948634
851 Query Optimization in the Presence of Limited Access Patterns 1999 SIGMOD 0.00013611183
913 A Scalable Algorithm for Answering Queries Using Views 2000 VLDB 0.00013253821
917 Data Integration: The Teenage Years 2006 VLDB 0.00013224381
1,031 Answering Queries Using Limited External Query Processors 1996 PODS 0.0001253927
1,106 WSQ/DSQ: A Practical Approach for Combined Querying of Databases and the Web* 2000 SIGMOD 0.00012151041
1,162 Principles of Dataspace Systems 2006 PODS 0.00011866011
1,302 Catching the Boat with Strudel: Experiences with a Web-Site Management System 1998 SIGMOD 0.00011238375
1,322 Design Considerations for High Fan-in Systems: The HiFi Approach 2005 CIDR 0.00011155403
1,371 DTL’s DataSpot: Database Exploration Using Plain Language 1998 VLDB 0.00010995344
1,540 Crossing the Structure Chasm 2003 CIDR 0.00010430413
1,599 Update Exchange with Mappings and Provenance 2007 VLDB 0.00010241307
1,609 Managing Semantic Heterogeneity in Databases : A Theoretical Perspective 1997 PODS 0.00010225236
1,708 Using Schematically Heterogeneous Structures 1998 SIGMOD 9.958846e-05
1,733 Reconciling while Tolerating Disagreement in Collaborative Data Sharing 2006 SIGMOD 9.906536e-05
1,858 Using Probabilistic Information in Data Integration 1997 VLDB 9.6035277e-05
2,026 Orchestra: Facilitating Collaborative Data Sharing 2007 SIGMOD 9.287998e-05
2,114 Query Rewriting for Semistructured Data 1999 SIGMOD 9.1481121e-05
2,117 Obtaining Complete Answers from Incomplete Databases 1996 VLDB 9.1434045e-05
2,216 Open Data Integration 2018 VLDB 8.9374127e-05
2,517 Computing Capabilities of Mediators 1999 SIGMOD 8.4766353e-05
2,527 Rewriting Queries Using Views in Description Logics 1997 PODS 8.4625195e-05
2,593 Cost-Based Optimization of Decision Support Queries using Transient-Views 1998 SIGMOD 8.3649196e-05
2,621 WISE-Integrator: An Automatic Integrator of Web Search Interfaces for E-Commerce 2003 VLDB 8.3342664e-05
2,687 Answering Queries from Statistics and Probabilistic Views 2005 VLDB 8.2579315e-05
2,727 To Weave the Web 1997 VLDB 8.200085e-05
2,733 Processing First-Order Queries under Limited Access Patterns 2004 PODS 8.1927747e-05
2,791 Integrating Information by Outerjoins and Full Disjunctions (Extended Abstract) 1996 PODS 8.119781e-05
2,884 Mind Your Vocabulary: Query Mapping Across Heterogeneous Information Sources 1999 SIGMOD 7.9976626e-05
3,039 Query Containment for Data Integration Systems 2000 PODS 7.8265533e-05
3,349 Quality-driven Integration of Heterogeneous Information Systems 1999 VLDB 7.4942642e-05
3,563 Describing and Using Query Capabilities of Heterogeneous Sources 1997 VLDB 7.3076984e-05
3,690 Toward Large Scale Integration: Building a MetaQuerier over Databases on the Web 2005 CIDR 7.2007927e-05
3,734 STRUDEL: A Web-site Management System 1997 SIGMOD 7.1649073e-05
4,181 Mapping Adaptation under Evolving Schemas 2003 VLDB 6.848299e-05
4,471 Harnessing the Deep Web: Present and Future 2009 CIDR 6.6813981e-05
4,542 Capability Based Mediation in TSIMMIS 1998 SIGMOD 6.6395511e-05
4,700 Cost Models DO Matter: Providing Cost Information for Diverse Data Sources in a Federated System 1999 VLDB 6.5557492e-05
4,737 Data Sharing in the Hyperion Peer Database System 2005 VLDB 6.5298079e-05
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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
69 Answering Queries Using Views (Extended Abstract) 1995 PODS 0.00038090878
166 Query Transformation for PSJ-queries 1987 VLDB 0.00027676268
298 Answering Queries Using Templates With Binding Patterns (Extended Abstract) 1995 PODS 0.00022138018
381 Query Caching and Optimization in Distributed Mediator Systems 1996 SIGMOD 0.00019549294
554 Answering Queries with Aggregation Using Views 1996 VLDB 0.00016580778
1,031 Answering Queries Using Limited External Query Processors 1996 PODS 0.0001253927
1,306 An Algorithm For Ordering Subgoals In Nail! 1988 PODS 0.00011234343
1,388 SIMS: Retrieving and Integrating Information From Multiple Sources 1993 SIGMOD 0.0001094675
2,791 Integrating Information by Outerjoins and Full Disjunctions (Extended Abstract) 1996 PODS 8.119781e-05
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