Traditionally,SQLquerylanguageisusedtosearchthedataindatabases.However,itisinappropriateforend-users,sinceitiscomplexandhardtolearn.Itistheneedofend-user,searchingindatabaseswithkeywords,likeinwebsearchengines.Thispaperpresentsasurveyofworkonkeywordsearchindatabases.ItalsoincludesabriefintroductiontotheSEEKERsystemwhichhasbeendeveloped.
