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In data management, the needs of the underlying technology often appear most demanding: choosing appropriate data formats, schema, and perhaps, importing data from heterogeneous sources into consistent relational databases. At best, the user interface is an afterthought, and, at worst, users can be seen as an inconvenience, people who may enter incorrect or inconsistent data and, therefore, should be protected against.
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Catarci, T., Dix, A., Kimani, S., Santucci, G. (2010). Why User-Centered. In: User-Centered Data Management. Synthesis Lectures on Data Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-01838-1_1
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