The increasing cost of data collection, increasing complexity of data analysis procedures, and limited funding for educational research require greater utilization of existing data sets for multiple purposes. At the same time, the problems associated with such access to data require the development of guidelines by the profession which will both alert legislators and regulatory agencies to the problems and concerns of the profession and at the same time provide assistance to members of the profession as they confront issues related to, and specific assistance of, requests for access to data for secondary analysis. Recommendations include those for persons beginning data collection efforts to insure that data can be used for secondary analysis, and for the profession to provide guidelines and mechanisms to make data available. The need for discussion, to clarify all sides of several issues, is emphasized. The establishment of a data bank might serve as a catalyst for such discussion. (Author)