Pakistan's national database encodes social expectations—like that every citizen has two married parents—and raises important questions about digital IDs.

Databases can also be found in the tape library management software, the traffic system, the graphics library tracking software, the news production system, the rights management engine, and perhaps a ...

The National Library of China recently launched two online services for readers — the Basic Database of the Registered Ancient Books Surveyed Around China and the Digital Library of Chinese ...