Shan Wang et al.: Searching Databases with Keywords 1 Searching Databases with Keywords∗

Abstract Traditionally, SQL query language is used to search the data in databases. However, it is inap-propriate for end-users, since it is complex and hard to learn. It is the need of end-users that searching in data-bases with keywords, like in web search engines. This paper presents a survey of work on keyword search in databases. It also includes a brief introduction of the SEEKER system which we have developed