This volume is based on the contributions to the International Workshop on the Web and Databases (WebDB'98), held in Valencia, Spain, March 27 and 28, 1998, in conjunction with the Sixth International Conference on Extending Database Technology (EDBT'98). In response to the workshop call for papers, 37 manuscripts were submitted to the program committee. The review process was conducted entirely by- mail. While the quality of submissions was generally high, only 16 papers could be accepted for presentation within the limited time allowed by the workshop schedule. Authors of workshop papers...

The Seventh International Workshop on Database Programming Languages (DBPL99) took place in Kinloch Rannoch, Perthshire, UK from the 1st to the 3rd of September 1999. This series of workshops focuses on the interaction of theory and practice in the design and development of database programming languages. The workshop has occurred biennially since 1987, and was previously held in: Rosco?, Finistere, France (1987) Salishan, Oregon, USA (1989) Nafplion, Argolida, Greece (1991) Manhattan, New York, USA (1993) Gubbio, Umbria, Italy (1995) Estes Park, Colorado, USA (1997) The workshop, as always,...