The Web hosts everincreasing volumes of diverse data and associated services that cannot be fully exploited unless appropriate management and integration technologies are developed. The influence of the Web has been remarkable in the areas of databases, AI, and IR, where existing data models, data retrieval and extraction techniques, query languages and evaluation strategies, and semantic integration methods are constantly being revisited to account for new and heterogeneous data types, as well as for new scenarios under which the data is generated and processed. The WebDB workshop promotes novel research on nextgeneration information systems and encourages interaction between the database and other Webrelated research communities. The workshop provides a forum where researchers and practitioners can share their knowledge and opinions about problems and solutions at the intersection of data management and the Web.

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