Scientific Database Management

On March 12-13, 1990, the National Science Foundation sponsored a two day workshop, hosted by the University of Virginia, at which representatives from the earth, life, and space sciences gathered together with computer scientists to discuss the problems facing the scientific community in the area of database management. A summary of the discussion which took place at that meeting can be found in Technical Report 90-21 of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Virginia. This document provides much of the background material upon which that report is based. Program Committee: Hector Garcia-Molina, Princeton University Anita K. Jones, University of Virginia Steve Murray, Harvard-Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Arie Shoshani, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Ferris Webster, University of Delaware - Lewes Workshop Attendees: Don Batory, University of Texas - Austin Joseph Bredekamp, NASA Headquarters Francis Bretherton, University of Wisconsin - Madison Michael J. C..