Globally Distributed Data -- XML Data Integration in OGSA Grids -- Towards Dynamic Information Integration -- Adapting to Changing Resource Performance in Grid Query Processing -- An Adaptive Distributed Query Processing Grid Service -- Framework for Querying Distributed Objects Managed by a Grid Infrastructure -- An Outline of the Global Grid Forum Data Access and Integration Service Specifications -- File Caching in Data Intensive Scientific Applications on Data-Grids -- RRS: Replica Registration Service for Data Grids -- Datagridflows: Managing Long-Run Processes on Datagrids -- Servicing Seismic and Oil Reservoir Simulation Data Through Grid Data Services.

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the First International Workshop on Data Management in Grids, DMG 2005, held in Trondheim, Norway in September 2005 in conjunction with VLDB 2005. The 9 revised full papers presented together with 2 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 24 submissions for inclusion in the book. The papers address all current research activities in relation to data management in dynamic, heterogeneous and cross-organizational environments, i.e. grids. They show unique expertise in the management of very large, widely distributed databases. Conversely, Grids offer a novel and very exciting field of research for database scientists both in terms of application domains and fundamental research.