Knowledgeable yet simple book for database modelling or database design

Hi All,
Can u please suggest me some books for relational database design or
database modelling(Knowledgeable yet simple) i.e. from which we could
learn database relationships(one to many,many to one
etc.....),building ER diagrams,proper usage of ER diagrams in our
database(Primary key foreign key relations),designing small
modules,relating tables and everything that relates about database
design....Coz I think database design is the crucial part of database
and we must know the design part very first before starting up with
databases.....

Thanks and very grateful to all of you....

Vikas

Re: Knowledgeable yet simple book for database modelling or database design

"vicky" wrote in message
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> Hi All,
> Can u please suggest me some books for relational database design or
> database modelling(Knowledgeable yet simple) i.e. from which we could
> learn database relationships(one to many,many to one
> etc.....),building ER diagrams,proper usage of ER diagrams in our
> database(Primary key foreign key relations),designing small
> modules,relating tables and everything that relates about database
> design....Coz I think database design is the crucial part of database
> and we must know the design part very first before starting up with
> databases.....
>
> Thanks and very grateful to all of you....
>
> Vikas
>

The following is one good book that deals with data modelling specifically
from the ER perspective:
http://www.amazon.com/Modeling-Essentials-Third-Graeme-Simsi on/dp/0126445516

However, the ER perspective is not the only way or necessarily the best way
to design a database. See also:
http://www.amazon.com/Information-Modeling-Relational-Databa ses-Conceptual/dp/1558606726

Another book I highly recommend is the following. It's not a comprehensive
reference or tutorial but it does give excellent analysis and guidance on
some of the key topics.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Practical-Issues-Database-Management -Fabian/dp/0201485559

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Re: Knowledgeable yet simple book for database modelling or database design

On Aug 16, 10:18 am, vicky wrote:
> Hi All,
> Can u please suggest me some books for relational database design or
> database modelling(Knowledgeable yet simple) i.e. from which we could
> learn database relationships(one to many,many to one
> etc.....),building ER diagrams,proper usage of ER diagrams in our
> database(Primary key foreign key relations),designing small
> modules,relating tables and everything that relates about database
> design....Coz I think database design is the crucial part of database
> and we must know the design part very first before starting up with
> databases.....
>
> Thanks and very grateful to all of you....
>
> Vikas

Search for Louis Davidson's books on database design.

Alex Kuznetsov, SQL Server MVP
http://sqlserver-tips.blogspot.com/

Re: Knowledgeable yet simple book for database modelling or database design

On Aug 17, 2:04 am, Alex Kuznetsov wrote:
> On Aug 16, 10:18 am, vicky wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> > Can u please suggest me some books for relationaldatabasedesignor
> >databasemodelling(Knowledgeableyetsimple) i.e. from which we could
> > learndatabaserelationships(one to many,many to one
> > etc.....),building ER diagrams,proper usage of ER diagrams in our
> >database(Primary key foreign key relations),designing small
> > modules,relating tables and everything that relates aboutdatabase
> >design....Coz I thinkdatabasedesignis the crucial part ofdatabase
> > and we must know thedesignpart very first before starting up with
> > databases.....
>
> > Thanks and very grateful to all of you....
>
> > Vikas
>
> Search for Louis Davidson's books ondatabasedesign.
>
> Alex Kuznetsov, SQL Server MVPhttp://sqlserver-tips.blogspot.com/

David and Alex Thank you very much....