CODASYL Data-Base Management Systems
Robert W. Taylor, Randall L. Frank · ACM Computing Surveys · 1976
This paper presents in tutorial fashion the concepts, notation, aud data-base languages that were defined by the CODASYL Data Description Language and Programming Language Committees. Data structure diagram notation is ex-plained, and sample data-base definition is developed along with several sample programs. " Advanced features of the languages are discussed, together with examples of their use. An extensive bibliography is included.