This is a six-part introduction to database systems with a collected list of references at the end. These posts were derived from a set of papers I had to write for a business class.

1. Data Storage: An Evolution
2. RDBMS Introduction
3. Database Speak
4. Referential Integrity and Business Rules
5. Database Basics
6. Spreadsheets to Databases: Exporting and Importing
7. Introduction to Database Systems: Collected Resources