<p>I suggest setting some problems for yourself and solving them. Design a database that you find interesting, then create simple programs to update the data - ASP.Net can be very simple to use.</p>
<p>Then do some reporting with crosstabs to drive tables or charts. All that should get you started.</p>

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Scott Rowe
<p>You can also read the book &quot;Database System Concepts&quot;-  Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan, Abraham Silberschatz. I hope it will help you to build the database concepts and the book simply describes the concepts!</p>

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Ariful Islam roni
<h4>Books about database management systems</h4>
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<th>Author(s)</th>
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<td>Fundamentals of Database Systems</td>
<td>Elmasri and Navathe</td>
</tr>
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<td>Database Systems:<br/>A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation, and Management</td>
<td>Connolly and Begg</td>
</tr>
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<td>Database System Concepts</td>
<td>Silberschatz, Korth, and Sudarshan</td>
</tr>
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<td>Database Management Systems</td>
<td>Ramakrishnan and Gehrke</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Database Design for Mere Mortals:<br/>A Hands-On Guide to Relational Database Design (2nd Edition)</td>
<td>Hernandez</td>
</tr>
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<td>Database Systems:<br/>Design, Implementation, and Management</td>
<td>Rob and Coronel</td>
</tr>
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<td>Joe Celko's Data and Databases:<br/>Concepts in Practice</td>
<td>Celko</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
<p>These are the books that I am planning to buy to learn about databases. (Books are really cheap in Nepal and I'm employed as a Linux admin).</p>
<p>I am not a fan of books though. I like video courses.</p>
<p>I already have hands-on SQL experience. But I feel learning SQL is the tip of the iceberg of knowledge about databases.</p>
<p>But the only decent course that I could find is this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uikbtpVZS2s&amp;list=PLSE8ODhjZXjaKScG3l0nuOiDTTqpfnWFf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">CMU Database Group YouTube video course</a></p>
<p>I prefer reading ten different books to learn one concept rather than watching one to two hours of video.</p>
<p>Do you have any ideas about other resources that I can buy to learn about databases? My goal is to learn about database fundamentals, I already know SQL to some extent.</p>
<p>This is the syllabus I want to follow: <a href="https://ioesyllabus.blogspot.com/2015/05/database-management-systems-syllabus.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Database Management Systems - Syllabus</a></p>

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"How to learn database management systems? " - The best way to learn anything is by first understand it, practice it, and apply it. There is no any magics involved here.
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How to learn about Database Management Systems?
# How to learn about Database Management Systems?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-09-29)

#### Books about database management systems

| Title | Author(s) |
| --- | --- |
| Fundamentals of Database Systems | Elmasri and Navathe |
| Database Systems: A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation, and Management | Connolly and Begg |
| Database System Concepts | Silberschatz, Korth, and Sudarshan |
| Database Management Systems | Ramakrishnan and Gehrke |
| Database Design for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Relational Database Design (2nd Edition) | Hernandez |
| Database Systems: Design, Implementation, and Management | Rob and Coronel |
| Joe Celko's Data and Databases: Concepts in Practice | Celko |

These are the books that I am planning to buy to learn about databases. (Books are really cheap in Nepal and I'm employed as a Linux admin).

I am not a fan of books though. I like video courses.

I already have hands-on SQL experience. But I feel learning SQL is the tip of the iceberg of knowledge about databases.

But the only decent course that I could find is this [CMU Database Group YouTube video course](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uikbtpVZS2s&list=PLSE8ODhjZXjaKScG3l0nuOiDTTqpfnWFf)

I prefer reading ten different books to learn one concept rather than watching one to two hours of video.

Do you have any ideas about other resources that I can buy to learn about databases? My goal is to learn about database fundamentals, I already know SQL to some extent.

This is the syllabus I want to follow: [Database Management Systems - Syllabus](https://ioesyllabus.blogspot.com/2015/05/database-management-systems-syllabus.html)

**Tags:** self-learning, databases, sql

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: "How to learn database management systems? " - The best way to learn anything is by first understand it, practice it, and apply it. There is no any magics involved here.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2024-12-31. Score: 0

I suggest setting some problems for yourself and solving them. Design a database that you find interesting, then create simple programs to update the data - ASP.Net can be very simple to use.

Then do some reporting with crosstabs to drive tables or charts. All that should get you started.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2023-09-30. Score: 0

You can also read the book "Database System Concepts"- Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan, Abraham Silberschatz. I hope it will help you to build the database concepts and the book simply describes the concepts!


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