One of a series of manuals developed by the Home and Community-Based Career Education Project, the publication presents the processes involved in reviewing and compiling information about educational, training, and supportive resources for career-related materials for adults. Principal focus is on materials created by the project's information unit to meet the particular needs of their clients and counselors: three major directories (occupational projects, education and training resources, and supportive services) and four separate "packages" (career development series, women and the world of work, liberal arts and sciences and the world of work, and external degree study: a new route to careers). The manual describes in detail how to develop the directories and how to gather and organize the data for their different sections. Examples of the various forms and formats used and the preparation of a cross-reference card system to cover the information in the directories are included. (MF)