Dear Craig,
I have been working with serial eeproms. I don´t know
wich type of device are you going to use, but the
following links can help you:

http://www.microchip2.com/appnotes/appnotes.htm
http://www.national.com/design/

Also I have a PDF document wich explains in detail protocols
used in SPI, Microwire and I2C EEPROMs with timing
diagrams, also the advantages and disavantages of each of them.
If you (and somebody) are interested in it, please mail me.

Best regards.

Fran Dominguez
fraan@sistelcom.com