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@inproceedings{DBLP:conf/ssdbm/HeilerB83,
author = {Sandra Heiler and
Rita F. Bergman},
editor = {Roy Hammond and
John L. McCarthy},
title = {SIBYL: An Economist's Workbench},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Statistical
Database Management, Los Altos, California, USA, September 27-29,
1983},
publisher = {Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory},
year = {1983},
pages = {73-79},
ee = {db/conf/ssdbm/HeilerB83.html},
crossref = {DBLP:conf/ssdbm/83},
bibsource = {DBLP, http://dblp.uni-trier.de}
}
BibTeX
This paper presents a report on work in progress on the development of the SIBYL system, an economist's workbench at the World Bank. The principle objectives are to provide capabilities for sharing data among a large and diverse user community, handling a growing number of databases, and providing access to a collection of analytical and modeling packages.
The implementation is oriented towards using off-the-shelf software, a large mainframe with Model 204 DBMS to handle the databases, and a group of microcomputers running UNIX. The key components integrating this architecture are a database template, a set of generalized procedures for browsing, updating and extracting data, and translators between the databases and the analytical and reportwriting packages.
The project has been in progress since May 1982 and a prototype system is installed for three user groups. It will continue to evolve over the next year with addittonal development focused on providing a batch update facility, writing validation procedures, refining the user interface, and establishing a local network.