diff --git a/c/include/arrow-adbc/adbc.h b/c/include/arrow-adbc/adbc.h
index 57e665f84a..8819dedd49 100644
--- a/c/include/arrow-adbc/adbc.h
+++ b/c/include/arrow-adbc/adbc.h
@@ -2380,12 +2380,14 @@ AdbcStatusCode AdbcStatementExecutePartitions(struct AdbcStatement* statement,
 ///   to load a library and call a function of this type to load the
 ///   driver.
 ///
-/// Although drivers may choose any name for this function, the
-/// recommended name is "AdbcDriverInit", or a name derived from the
-/// name of the driver's shared library as follows: remove the 'lib'
-/// prefix (on Unix systems) and all file extensions, then PascalCase
-/// the driver name, append Init, and prepend Adbc (if not already
-/// there).  For example:
+/// Although drivers may choose any name for this function, it's recommended
+/// that drivers use the name "AdbcDriverInit" for maximum compatibility.
+/// Further, it's recommended to also export an alias for this function using a
+/// name derived from the name of the driver's shared library. This aliasing
+/// makes it easier to statically link multiple drivers into the same program.
+/// The process for naming this alias is as follows: remove the 'lib' prefix (on
+/// Unix systems) and all file extensions, then PascalCase the driver name,
+/// append Init, and prepend Adbc (if not already there).  For example:
 ///
 /// - libadbc_driver_sqlite.so.2.0.0 -> AdbcDriverSqliteInit
 /// - adbc_driver_sqlite.dll -> AdbcDriverSqliteInit
diff --git a/docs/source/format/driver_manifests.rst b/docs/source/format/driver_manifests.rst
index dbf78977ed..49a08aefc9 100644
--- a/docs/source/format/driver_manifests.rst
+++ b/docs/source/format/driver_manifests.rst
@@ -228,7 +228,8 @@ Below is an example of a driver manifest:
    unsupported = [] # list of strings such as 'async'
 
    [Driver]
-   entrypoint = 'AdbcDriverInit' # entrypoint to use if not using default
+   entrypoint = 'AdbcDriverInit' # entrypoint to use if not using defaults of
+                                 # either AdbcDriverFooInit or AdbcDriverInit
    # You can provide just a single path
    # shared = '/path/to/libadbc_driver.so'
 
diff --git a/docs/source/glossary.rst b/docs/source/glossary.rst
index e7b2b77448..2445b187eb 100644
--- a/docs/source/glossary.rst
+++ b/docs/source/glossary.rst
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ Glossary
      In ADBC, the name of a function exported by a driver that the
      :term:`driver manager` calls when a driver is loaded to perform any
      initialization required by the driver. The name follows a convention which
-     is outlined in :c:type:`AdbcDriverInitFunc` but another name may be used.
+     is outlined in :c:type:`AdbcDriverInitFunc`. Any name may be used but, for
+     maximum compatibility, following the convention in
+     :c:type:`AdbcDriverInitFunc` is recommended.
 
    statement
      In the ADBC API, the statement object/struct holds state for executing a
diff --git a/go/adbc/drivermgr/arrow-adbc/adbc.h b/go/adbc/drivermgr/arrow-adbc/adbc.h
index 57e665f84a..8819dedd49 100644
--- a/go/adbc/drivermgr/arrow-adbc/adbc.h
+++ b/go/adbc/drivermgr/arrow-adbc/adbc.h
@@ -2380,12 +2380,14 @@ AdbcStatusCode AdbcStatementExecutePartitions(struct AdbcStatement* statement,
 ///   to load a library and call a function of this type to load the
 ///   driver.
 ///
-/// Although drivers may choose any name for this function, the
-/// recommended name is "AdbcDriverInit", or a name derived from the
-/// name of the driver's shared library as follows: remove the 'lib'
-/// prefix (on Unix systems) and all file extensions, then PascalCase
-/// the driver name, append Init, and prepend Adbc (if not already
-/// there).  For example:
+/// Although drivers may choose any name for this function, it's recommended
+/// that drivers use the name "AdbcDriverInit" for maximum compatibility.
+/// Further, it's recommended to also export an alias for this function using a
+/// name derived from the name of the driver's shared library. This aliasing
+/// makes it easier to statically link multiple drivers into the same program.
+/// The process for naming this alias is as follows: remove the 'lib' prefix (on
+/// Unix systems) and all file extensions, then PascalCase the driver name,
+/// append Init, and prepend Adbc (if not already there).  For example:
 ///
 /// - libadbc_driver_sqlite.so.2.0.0 -> AdbcDriverSqliteInit
 /// - adbc_driver_sqlite.dll -> AdbcDriverSqliteInit