diff --git a/demo/js/app.js b/demo/js/app.js
index f027e587..54583b94 100755
--- a/demo/js/app.js
+++ b/demo/js/app.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ function demoDataset() {
       , {id: 5, x: 6, y: 12, z: 18}
     ]
   };
-  var backend = new recline.Backend.BackendMemory();
+  var backend = new recline.Backend.Memory();
   backend.addDataset(inData);
   var dataset = new recline.Model.Dataset({id: datasetId}, backend);
   return dataset;
diff --git a/src/backend/dataproxy.js b/src/backend/dataproxy.js
index cff758ba..60cf5482 100644
--- a/src/backend/dataproxy.js
+++ b/src/backend/dataproxy.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ this.recline = this.recline || {};
 this.recline.Backend = this.recline.Backend || {};
 
 (function($, my) {
-  // ## BackendDataProxy
+  // ## DataProxy Backend
   // 
   // For connecting to [DataProxy-s](http://github.com/okfn/dataproxy).
   //
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ this.recline.Backend = this.recline.Backend || {};
   // * format: (optional) csv | xls (defaults to csv if not specified)
   //
   // Note that this is a **read-only** backend.
-  my.BackendDataProxy = Backbone.Model.extend({
+  my.DataProxy = Backbone.Model.extend({
     defaults: {
       dataproxy_url: 'http://jsonpdataproxy.appspot.com'
     },
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ this.recline.Backend = this.recline.Backend || {};
       return dfd.promise();
     }
   });
-  recline.Model.backends['dataproxy'] = new my.BackendDataProxy();
+  recline.Model.backends['dataproxy'] = new my.DataProxy();
 
 
 }(jQuery, this.recline.Backend));
diff --git a/src/backend/gdocs.js b/src/backend/gdocs.js
index e0d41a69..9436fd51 100644
--- a/src/backend/gdocs.js
+++ b/src/backend/gdocs.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ this.recline.Backend = this.recline.Backend || {};
   //   'gdocs'
   // );
   // </pre>
-  my.BackendGDoc = Backbone.Model.extend({
+  my.GDoc = Backbone.Model.extend({
     sync: function(method, model, options) {
       var self = this;
       if (method === "read") { 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ this.recline.Backend = this.recline.Backend || {};
       return results;
     }
   });
-  recline.Model.backends['gdocs'] = new my.BackendGDoc();
+  recline.Model.backends['gdocs'] = new my.GDoc();
 
 }(jQuery, this.recline.Backend));
 
diff --git a/src/backend/memory.js b/src/backend/memory.js
index 4e9fb4fd..4c4e1b63 100644
--- a/src/backend/memory.js
+++ b/src/backend/memory.js
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
-// # Recline Backends
-//
-// Backends are connectors to backend data sources and stores
-//
-// Backends are implemented as Backbone models but this is just a
-// convenience (they do not save or load themselves from any remote
-// source)
 this.recline = this.recline || {};
 this.recline.Backend = this.recline.Backend || {};
 
 (function($, my) {
-  // ## BackendMemory - uses in-memory data
+  // ## Memory Backend - uses in-memory data
   //
   // This is very artificial and is really only designed for testing
   // purposes.
@@ -23,7 +16,7 @@ this.recline.Backend = this.recline.Backend || {};
   // 
   //  <pre>
   //  // Backend setup
-  //  var backend = Backend();
+  //  var backend = recline.Backend.Memory();
   //  backend.addDataset({
   //    metadata: {
   //      id: 'my-id',
@@ -40,7 +33,7 @@ this.recline.Backend = this.recline.Backend || {};
   //  dataset.fetch();
   //  etc ...
   //  </pre>
-  my.BackendMemory = Backbone.Model.extend({
+  my.Memory = Backbone.Model.extend({
     initialize: function() {
       this.datasets = {};
     },
@@ -82,7 +75,7 @@ this.recline.Backend = this.recline.Backend || {};
         }
         return dfd.promise();
       } else {
-        alert('Not supported: sync on BackendMemory with method ' + method + ' and model ' + model);
+        alert('Not supported: sync on Memory backend with method ' + method + ' and model ' + model);
       }
     },
     query: function(model, queryObj) {
@@ -102,6 +95,6 @@ this.recline.Backend = this.recline.Backend || {};
       return dfd.promise();
     }
   });
-  recline.Model.backends['memory'] = new my.BackendMemory();
+  recline.Model.backends['memory'] = new my.Memory();
 
 }(jQuery, this.recline.Backend));
diff --git a/src/backend/webstore.js b/src/backend/webstore.js
index d89d99a0..d905d77e 100644
--- a/src/backend/webstore.js
+++ b/src/backend/webstore.js
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ this.recline = this.recline || {};
 this.recline.Backend = this.recline.Backend || {};
 
 (function($, my) {
-  // ## BackendWebstore
+  // ## Webstore Backend
   //
   // Connecting to [Webstores](http://github.com/okfn/webstore)
   //
   // To use this backend ensure your Dataset has a webstore_url in its attributes.
-  my.BackendWebstore = Backbone.Model.extend({
+  my.Webstore = Backbone.Model.extend({
     sync: function(method, model, options) {
       if (method === "read") {
         if (model.__type__ == 'Dataset') {
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@ this.recline.Backend = this.recline.Backend || {};
       return dfd.promise();
     }
   });
-  recline.Model.backends['webstore'] = new my.BackendWebstore();
+  recline.Model.backends['webstore'] = new my.Webstore();
 
 }(jQuery, this.recline.Backend));
diff --git a/test/backend.test.js b/test/backend.test.js
index 2ff2db4f..875c584c 100644
--- a/test/backend.test.js
+++ b/test/backend.test.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ var memoryData = {
 };
 
 function makeBackendDataset() {
-  var backend = new recline.Backend.BackendMemory();
+  var backend = new recline.Backend.Memory();
   backend.addDataset(memoryData);
   var dataset = new recline.Model.Dataset({id: memoryData.metadata.id}, backend);
   return dataset;