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Geological Society, London, Special Publications; 1995; v. 97; p. NP;
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1995.097.01.21
© 1995 Geological Society of London

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The variety, form and volume of data available to geologists have increased significantly over the past few decades. It has become essential to use databases (either analogue or digital) to turn this avalanche of data into usable information. Geologists have built many large and complex digital databases to support their activities. However, not all these database projects have been successful.

This book reviews the principle and practice of the creation, management and use of geological databases, from the point of view of geological database designers, managers and users. It is the object of this book to increase the proportion of successful geological database projects by encouraging careful thought about the processes that are involved in the design and management of a database.

You don’t have to be a geologist to learn from this book...Lucidly written, with copious line drawings, data diagrams and mono screenshots from GUIs, the book covers geological data management problems by industry sector, ranging from petroleum prospecting to palaeontology...As a one-stop introduction to both data management and the use of IT in an applied science, this book cannot be bettered.

Alasdair MacLeod in Computing, 8 Feb 1996

... a very worthy summary of the current state of affairs, with much on recent achievements as well as ideas for the future and the problems that need to be solved...In addition, though, there are also introductions to the principles of database design and the work may also function as an instructional textbook...This book is much more wide ranging and valuable than its title suggests.