This digest describes the traditional, new, and emerging points of access to the ERIC system: (1) traditional print access; (2) online access through commercial vendors; (3) CD-ROM; and (4) ERIC Digests Online. Also described are services offered by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources (ERIC/IR) that provide access to the system--ERIC MICROsearch, the ERIC/IR Electronic Bulletin Board, and local mainframe access at Syracuse University using the PRISM interface. A list of sources and prices for ERIC publications, a directory of vendors, a comparison of CD-ROM systems, a sample PRISM search, and a directory of online access services are included. (MES)