Volker Turau, Thomas C. Rakow A Schema Partition for Multimedia Database Management Systems Address of authors: Prof. Dr. Volker Turau Fachhochschule Gießen, Fachbereich MND Wilhelm–Leuschnerstraße 13 D W-6360 Friedberg, Germany E–mail: turau@prfhfb.fh–friedberg.de Thank: This work was partially done while the author visited the database group of HP Labs in Palo Alto. Thomas C. Rakow GMD-IPSI Integrated Publication and Information Systems Institute Dolivostraße 15 D W-6100 Darmstadt, Germany E-mail: rakow@darmstadt.gmd.de In the interest of a subsequent final publication this manuscript should not be copied. Critical comments would be appreciated by the authors.