Ch. 1. What is XML? -- Ch. 2. The XML document object model -- Ch. 3. Extending the power of XML with XSL -- Ch. 4. Relational database tables and XML -- Ch. 5. Oracle database and XML -- Ch. 6. SQL server and XML -- Ch. 7. XML in heterogenous environments -- Ch. 8. Understanding XML documents as objects -- Ch. 9. What is a native XML database? -- Ch. 10. Navigating XML documents using XPath -- Ch. 11. Reading XML documents using XQuery -- Ch. 12. Some advanced XML standards -- Ch. 13. Data modelling and XML -- Ch. 14. Applying XML databases in industry