This is the first of two volumes aimed to meet the practical needs of terminologists, translators, lexicographers, subject specialists, standardizers and others who have to solve terminological problems in their daily work. It covers a broad range of topics integrated from an international perspective and treats issues such as: practical methods of terminology management; types and applications of terminology management creation and use of terminological tools; terminological applications in technical writing, translation and information management; natural language processing; language planning and legal, ethical concerns; and terminology training.