Data base or data maze? An exploration of entry points
Susan M. Brewer · 1968
What is a data base? An answer to this question could go something like this: “a collection of data, organized in some fashion, which is both the source and the repository of its creators' knowledge of a given topic”. A library can be a data base; so can a filing cabinet, or a general ledger. However, the current discussion deals primarily with computerized data bases, consisting of individually accessible elements stored on random access storage devices.