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EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following registration
statements of our report dated November 9, 2000, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and schedule of Data Research Associates, Inc.
and subsidiaries, included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
September 30, 2000.
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Form Registration
Number Statement
Number Description
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Form S-3 333-38585 Data Research Associates, Inc. Dividend
Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan
Form S-8 333-22887 Data Research Associates, Inc. Director
Stock Option Plan
Form S-8 333-2372 Data Research Associates, Inc. 1992 Stock
Option Plan
Form S-8 33-51576 Data Research Associates, Inc. Stock
Purchase Plan
Form S-8 33-61762 Data Research Associates, Inc. Director
Stock Option Plan, amendment
Form S-8 33-61674 Data Research Associates, Inc. 1992 Stock
Option Plan, amendment
Form S-8 33-77160 Data Research Associates, Inc. 401(K)
Profit Sharing Plan
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/s/ Ernst & Young, LLP
St. Louis, Missouri
December 11, 2000
