{ Dystopian Database A helpful supplement for Goodread’s list of Young Adult Dystopian titles.

As an English and History major, I focused on Education. Dystopian Literature gives you the unique ability to read and examine forms of Government. By showing the types of government in each book in the database, educators are able to teach all different types, with fun and interesting examples. It can also serve as a critique of our current government and their practices. I further separated the list into male and female protagonists, and timeframe, so that the titles are accessible to those with a preference.

Tables Author Name Books

Government Types Government Types

I inserted an advanced search option in the upper left-hand corner of the list. As the user scrolls through the titles, the button will scroll with them, so that they can click at any time. If they see a title that catches their interest, they are able to click the advanced search option and input gender, timeframe, government type, ISBN, and author. They can also search the list with these criteria without a specific title in mind. Website Mock- Up

Timeframe and Gender

Relationships

Query 1 (Earth Short-Term Future Government Types): The user wants books that take place in the short term future.

 SELECT Timeframe.timeframe, Books.title, [Government type 1].[Government modifier], [Government Type 2].[government type], [Government Type 2].[Government Description]  FROM Timeframe INNER JOIN ([Government Type 2] INNER JOIN ([Government type 1] INNER JOIN Books ON [Government type 1].[Government modifier] = Books.[Government Modifier]) ON [Government Type 2].[government type] = Books.[Government Type]) ON Timeframe.timeframe = Books.Timeframe  WHERE (((Timeframe.timeframe)="earth short term future")); Query 1 SQL Language

Query 1 Results

Query 2 (Female Main Character): The user wants to find books where the protagonist is a female.

 SELECT Perspective.Gender, Books.title, Books.[Government modifier], Books.[Government Type]  FROM Perspective INNER JOIN ([Government Type 2] INNER JOIN ([Government type 1] INNER JOIN Books ON [Government type 1].[Government modifier] = Books.[Government Modifier]) ON [Government Type 2].[government type] = Books.[Government Type]) ON Perspective.Gender = Books.Gender  WHERE (((Perspective.Gender)="female")); Query 2 SQL Language

Query 2 Results