Mabanza, Ntima2024-11-182024-11-182005-12Mabanza, N. (2005). A Comparison of Open Source Native XML Database Products. Alice. University of Fort HareN/Ahttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/2580Masters ThesisThis introductory chapter discusses the motivation for studying XML databases, including some questions that provide direction for the work. It also briefly introduces previous research, the scope of the thesis and also the research methodology. Chapter one concludes by giving the organization of the thesis.enTECHNOLOGY::Information technology::Computer science