The purpose of this research was to evaluate the resources available to the field of court reporting in the United States, specifically, the existence of an eclectic dictionary which encompasses all known methodologies and advanced principles; This study reviewed articles, texts, and manuals pertaining to court reporting to ascertain the need for an eclectic dictionary; A questionnaire was prepared and sent to all court reporting program directors of accredited programs in the United States. They were asked to provide their overall philosophy in terms of developing an eclectic dictionary and requested to respond about the need for such a dictionary; From the responses to the survey, an eclectic dictionary was created and included and appended to the study
