Some 286 items relating to counseling and information services for adult learners in North America are cited, and abstracts are given for 144 of them considered most significant. Trends and issues revealed by the literature are discussed in an introductory section. Citations with and without abstracts are listed together under the following subject divisions: (1) counseling and testing programs; (2) counselors, counseling relationship, and learner needs; (3) vocational and career counseling; (4) information use and dissemination; (5) information-seeking behavior and activities; (6) information/counseling services to special learner groups; (7) nontraditional forms of learning; and (8) adult education context, issues, and projects. A substantial portion of the items cited were found in the data base of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC); ED numbers are given for these. There is an author index. (PF)