Authors: David C. Hay
Tags: 2000, conceptual modeling
The book Data Model Patterns: Conventions of Thought describes a set of standard data models that can be applied to standard business situations. These patterns, it turns out, occur on several levels. At the basic level are models of the things seen in business. The patterns in the book are a bit more abstract than conventionally seen, but they do describe things that are easily recognizable to anyone: people and organizations, products, contracts, and so forth.Read the full paper here: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/3-540-45393-8_45