This resource manual is intended for use primarily by people who have taken part in a Name Your Place workshop. Others who are contemplating undertaking community-based research projects or who are generally interested in toponymic information can also use this manual. The manual need not be read from cover to cover. Readers can easily identify those topics that are most relevant to their situation. This manual was prepared primarily for those who are about to undertake projects dealing with the collection of names for geographical features and will need to be adapted by each user. Of particular importance to those who would like to do further research in this area will be the resource materials section, which includes a bibliography and a contact list to use as starting points. The purposes of this project were to; train Alberta communities in the proper collection of geographical name data so that they can initiate and conduct their own projects; to promote awareness about the importance of geographical name information; and to provide ongoing consultation to Alberta communities that wish to undertake projects that focus on collecting geographical name information. These goals were accomplished primarily through community-based workshops. They are unique goals in that no other Canadian authorities have attempted to assist and train communities in the collection of their geographical names.