The Public Libraries and Adult Independent Learners (PLAIL) Project was conducted in the United Kingdom, Portugal, and Spain to identify the following: needs of adult independent learners; services required to meet those needs; extent to which those services rely on existing and new technology; and skills and competencies required to provide the services. The major project activities were as follows: research into the library needs of adult independent learners; development and definition of key standards and competency levels relating to the core skills of public libraries serving adult learners; and development, production, and delivery of pilot training materials in a range of media and delivery mechanisms. Among the PLAIL Project's major outputs were the following: clear statement of standards and competency levels for public libraries working within this area of activity; recommendations regarding efficient and effective use of new technology to enable libraries to achieve new standards and levels of service; guidelines on public libraries' training needs in responding to adult independent learners; and dissemination program across the wider European Community. (Appended are the following: PLAIL Project deliverables, CD-based digital interactive multimedia solutions, dissemination activities and exploration strategy, and a 203-item bibliography.) (MN)