Computerized literature searching allows the educator to become familiar with resources that help develop individual teaching styles and methods, enhance awareness of pupil needs, explain educational research and evaluation, and describe curriculum materials. This document introduces the fundamentals of computerized literature searching. The report debunks myths concerning searches, defines the nature of a database, discusses database selection, explains the workings of online interactive computer systems featuring telecommunciation networks, and describes the essentials of the search process. The paper also lists major online bibliographic information retrieval systems and relevant books, journals, directories, and bibliographies. (Author/PGD)