An Introduction to XML Query Processing and Keyword Search [electronic resource] / by Jiaheng Lu.

Introduction -- XML labeling scheme -- XML data indexing -- XML tree pattern processing -- Ordered and Generalized XML Tree Pattern Processing -- Effective XML Keyword Search -- XML Keyword Pattern Refinement -- LCRA: XML Keyword Search System and Lotusx: Graphical Query Processing System -- Summary and The Road Ahead.

"An Introduction to XML Query Processing and Keyword Search" systematically and comprehensively covers the latest advances in XML data searching. It presents an extensive overview of the current query processing and keyword search techniques on XML data, including XML labeling schemes, indexing, processing on order and un-order XML tree patterns, XML query optimization, results estimation, and XML keyword searches, which are elaborated in separate chapters. Graduate students and researchers in the field of XML data searching will find this book an invaluable resource.    Prof. Jiaheng Lu is an associate professor at Renmin University of China’s School of Information.