Regaining the conceptual level in object oriented modelling
Conference Proceeding
Barclay, P. J., & Kennedy, J. (1991)
Regaining the conceptual level in object oriented modelling. In Proceedings of the 9th British National Conference on Databases, Aspects of Databases, (BNCOD 9) (269-305
This paper attempts to develop a conceptual model for the object oriented description of data. We abstract from various logical model features essential for thinking about dat...
The challenge of visualising multiple overlapping classification.
Conference Proceeding
Graham, M., Kennedy, J., & Hand, C. (1999)
The challenge of visualising multiple overlapping classification. In N. W. Paton, & T. Griffiths (Eds.), Proceedings [of] IEEE User Interfaces to Data Intensive Systems (UIDIS) 1999, 42-51. https://doi.org/10.1109/UIDIS.1999.791461
Techniques for visualising hierarchies have concentrated on displaying static structures or, in the case of dynamic hierarchies, adding or deleting nodes from the hierarchy. H...
Converting an existing taxonomic data resource to employ an ontology and LSIDs.
Conference Proceeding
Kennedy, J., Gales, R., & Kukla, R. (2006)
Converting an existing taxonomic data resource to employ an ontology and LSIDs. In L. Belbin, A. Rissoné, & A. Weitzman (Eds.), Proceedings of TDWG (2006), St Louis, MI
Data sharing is fundamental to biodiversity and taxonomic data applications, however previous attempts at developing mechanisms to facilitate sharing within the community have...
Telling Tales: Narratives Of Classification And Control In The Design Of Taxonomic Software.
Conference Proceeding
Turner, S., Turner, P., Raguenaud, C., & Kennedy, J. (2002)
Telling Tales: Narratives Of Classification And Control In The Design Of Taxonomic Software. In Proceedings of Design Research Society Conference: Common Ground, September, 2002
This paper draws on concepts from the structuralist analysis of narrative to explore aspects of
the role of stories in the small group design process. A brief review of releva...
Multiple overlapping classifications: issues and solutions
Conference Proceeding
Raguenaud, C., & Kennedy, J. (2002)
Multiple overlapping classifications: issues and solutions. In J. Kennedy (Ed.), Proceedings of 14th International conference on Scientific and Statistical Database Management - SSDBM 2002, 77-86. doi:10.1109/ssdm.2002.1029708
This paper discusses issues and solutions for supporting multiple overlapping classifications in database systems. These classifications are commonly found in science, althoug...
Using a metadata software layer in information systems integration.
Conference Proceeding
Roantree, M., Kennedy, J., & Barclay, P. J. (2001)
Using a metadata software layer in information systems integration. In Advanced systems engineering: CAiSE'01 - Software Engineering meets Information Systems Engineering (299-314). https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45341-5_20
A federated information system requires that multiple (often heterogenous) information systems are integrated to an extent that they can share data. This shared data often tak...
A problem in querying recursive patterns with OQL
Working Paper
Raguenaud, C., Kennedy, J., & Barclay, P. J. A problem in querying recursive patterns with OQL)
Raguenaud, C., Kennedy, J., & Barclay, P. J. A problem in querying recursive patterns with OQL
This paper analyses the problem generated by recursive patterns in typed query languages such as OQL [Cattell '97]. Recursive patterns describe hierarchical structures such as...
The Prometheus Taxonomic Model: a practical approach to representing multiple classification.
Journal Article
Pullan, M. R., Watson, M. F., Kennedy, J., Raguenaud, C., & Hyam, R. (2000)
The Prometheus Taxonomic Model: a practical approach to representing multiple classification. Taxon, 49, 55-75
A model for representing taxonomic data in a flexible and dynamic system capable of handling and comparing multiple simultaneous classifications is presented. The Prometheus T...
A rule based taxonomy of dirty data.
Journal Article
Li, L., Peng, T., & Kennedy, J. (2011)
A rule based taxonomy of dirty data. GSTF journal on computing, 1(2), 140-148
There is a growing awareness that high quality of data is a key to today’s business success and that dirty data existing within data sources is one of the causes of poor data ...
A standard data model representation for taxonomic information.
Journal Article
Kennedy, J., Hyam, R., Kukla, R., & Paterson, T. (2006)
A standard data model representation for taxonomic information. OMICS, 10, 220-230. doi:10.1089/omi.2006.10.220
The names used by biologists to label the observations they make are imprecise. This is an issue as workers increasingly seek to exploit data gathered from multiple, unrelated...