Written for potential users of ERIC, this digest provides basic facts about the information storage and retrieval system, the migrant education materials available, and the role of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools (ERIC/CRESS). The following questions are answered: (1) what is ERIC and how does it work; (2) what retrieval terms should be used to find migrant education materials; (3) what types of publications will be found and what audiences will be addressed in ERIC documents about migrant education; (4) where do migrant documents in ERIC come from; and (5) how can ERIC/CRESS assist the person seeking information? Practical suggestions are made for successful computer searches. These include limiting the search to specific years, specific authors, certain kinds of literature, or geographic regions of interest. (JHZ)