XML content warehousing: Improving sociological studies of mailing lists and web data [article]

Benjamin Nguyen , François-Xavier Dudouet, Dario Colazzo (LRI, INRIA Saclay - Ile de France), Ioana Manolescu, Pierre Senellart
2011 arXiv   pre-print
In this paper, we present the guidelines for an XML-based approach for the sociological study of Web data such as the analysis of mailing lists or databases available online. The use of an XML warehouse is a flexible solution for storing and processing this kind of data. We propose an implemented solution and show possible applications with our case study of profiles of experts involved in W3C standard-setting activity. We illustrate the sociological use of semi-structured databases by
more » ... g our XML Schema for mailing-list warehousing. An XML Schema allows many adjunctions or crossings of data sources, without modifying existing data sets, while allowing possible structural evolution. We also show that the existence of hidden data implies increased complexity for traditional SQL users. XML content warehousing allows altogether exhaustive warehousing and recursive queries through contents, with far less dependence on the initial storage. We finally present the possibility of exporting the data stored in the warehouse to commonly-used advanced software devoted to sociological analysis.
arXiv:1108.4596v1 fatcat:puxfastabbfe7mbh5rxeda5m6y