Database system concepts by silberschatz korth and sudarshan is now in its 6th edition and is one of the cornerstone texts of database education it presents the fundamental concepts of database management in an intuitive manner geared toward allowing students to begin working with databases as quickly as possible. Now in its sixth edition concepts of database management will maintain the focus on real world case exercises that made previous editions so effective and incorporate all new scenarios to reflect the most common database issues faced today such as database design data integrity concurrent updates and data security special features include detailed coverage of the relational model . Concepts of database management 6th edition paperback january 1 2008 40 out of 5 stars 1 rating see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions price new from used from paperback january 1 2008 please retry 5616 5615 598 paperback 5616 23 used from 598 15 new from 5615 previous page publisher course technology inc2008 publication date january 1 . Database system concepts sixth edition avi silberschatz henry f korth s sudarshan mcgraw hill isbn 0 07 352332 1 face the real world of database systems fully equipped welcome to the home page of database system concepts sixth edition this new edition published by mcgraw hill was released january 28 2010 what is new in the sixth edition table of contents preface appendices slides