Information mediation using metamodels: An approach using XML and common warehouse metamodel

• Main Authors: ZHAO, Luyin, SIAU, Keng
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2007
• Subjects: Advanced architecture; Driving forces; Information mediation; Meta model; Object management groups; On-line information; Computer and Systems Architecture; Databases and Information Systems
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/9631
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Information mediation is an approach used to resolve heterogeneity of online information sources. This article discusses the concept of information mediation and several related research projects that use a typical mediation model. The problems and issues with existing approaches are discussed. This article then proposes the use of metamodels as an advanced architecture for information mediation, where XML is a main driving force. The new architecture is partly established on the common warehouse metamodel (CWM), a standard adopted by the Object Management Group (OMG). Illustrative examples are presented in the article to describe and discuss the new architecture.