Len Silverston is an author, consultant and speaker with more than 25 years of experience in helping organizations integrate their information and systems. He is the author of the best-selling The Data Model Resource Book series (Wiley, 2001), which describes more than 230 integrated, reusable generic and industry-specific data models. Silverston has published numerous articles sharing his insights about reusable models and how to integrate information, systems and people. He has delivered many seminars on politics and human dynamics. Silverston has been as advisor to DAMA International for the past two years and can be reached at lsilverston@univdata.com.

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Book Review: Data Modeling Theory and Practice
July 24, 2007 Dr. Graeme Simsion's recent book makes a valuable contribution to the field of data modeling.

Universal Data Models and Patterns
November 1, 2005 This article describes a few common patterns that can be used to build "universal" data models, namely patterns for roles,...

Universal Data Models for Manufacturing
December 1, 2002 The models in this article provide template data structures for modeling a portion of core subject areas within...

Physically Implementing Universal Data Models to Integrate Data
September 1, 2002 Cross-referencing source systems to universal data models and identifying the system of record for each data item can be an...

Universal Data Models for Financial Services
July 1, 2002 The models in this article provide ideas, concepts and alternatives and illustrate possible pitfalls within modeling for...

Universal Data Models for Health Care
May 1, 2002 Universal data models for health care offer flexibility and maintainability to assist in building systems that will improve...

Implementing a Universal Data Model Across the Nation
March 8, 2002

A Universal Data Model For Relationship Development
March 1, 2002 The universal data model can consistently and effectively handle capturing the information needs for all relationship...

A Common National Data Model
January 21, 2002

A Common National Data Model
January 14, 2001