This resource guide is designed to assist educational institutions and agencies to expand and increase the effectiveness of their vocational guidance and counseling programs for adults. It includes a relevant combination of articles, books, research reports, audivisoual materials, organizations, and directory lists. The references were compiled from a variety of sources, including a comprehensive computer-assisted ERIC literature search, other guides prepared on the subject, federal and state research and training projects, and various private and governmental agencies. The guide covers the following topics: adult counseling, adult education, special topics (appraisal, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, corrections), career resources, reference materials (directories, bibligraphies, guides, handbooks), publications, associations and advisory councils. A directory of exemplary vocational guidance projects for adults in Virginia also is included. (KC)