The documents identified below have been published by Data Assets Development on this Web site in order to encourage discussion among data analysts and other interested parties. It is hoped that a willingness to share ideas among data professionals will lead to a well defined set of generally accepted terms and practices (such as has long ago occurred in the Accounting and Auditing fields). The absence of professional consistency in both data management language and practice may be a major contributing factor in the slow acceptance of data management principles among the clients we serve in the I/S and the business communities.