A broad range of education-related topics are addressed in this annotated bibliography, which presents citations and abstracts for 229 publications produced by the 16 ERIC Clearinghouses in 1986. An introduction describes the ERIC system, clearinghouse publications, the organization of this bibliography, and the availability of clearinghouse publications. A statistical summary by year (1968-1986) shows the number of publications included for each clearinghouse in the series of which this bibliography is the most recent. Document resumes are provided from the following clearinghouses: (1) Adult, Career, and Vocational Education; (2) Counseling and Personnel Services; (3) Reading and Communication Skills; (4) Educational Management; (5) Handicapped and Gifted Children; (6) Languages and Linguistics; (7) Higher Education; (8) Information Resources; (9) Junior Colleges; (10) Elementary and Early Childhood Education; (11) Rural Education and Small Schools; (12) Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education; (13) Social Studies/Social Science Education; (14) Teacher Education; (15) Tests, Measurement, and Evaluation; and (16) Urban Education. Indexes for subject, author, and institution are provided. A listing of ERIC Digests, i.e., short user-oriented reference sheets formerly called Fact Sheets or Short Reports, is also provided for 1986. Also included is ERIC Ready Reference #9, which provides information on ERIC Digests, the ERIC Digests Online (EDO) database, and how to get connected to EDO and search it online, as well as a form for ordering ERIC documents from the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS). (BBM)