Information skills instruction is scheduled for blocks of time determined by need. There are minimal reference assignments therefore reference books are basically unused. The library media center is used for reference assignments and for reference games. Students have poor information retrieval skills. Students learn to locate materials through frequent practice.
Students check out books only on assigned days.
Students check out books any day of the week. The majority of books circulated tend to be fiction. Nonfiction circulation is minimal. Students are more likely to use both fiction and nonfiction learning resources. Listening, viewing, browsing, exploration and use of periodicals are minimized by time constrains.