A commitment to resource-based learning requires a resource network that supports the development of information literacy skills on an ongoing basis.
Schools can build a network of resources by drawing on all the information at their disposal.
Apart from books, libraries should acquire software, games, videos, audio tapes, newspapers, maps, artifacts, pictures, photographs, objects from nature, and magazines. The World Wide Web offers an amazing range of reference books and information files, all free of charge, and these resources will soon be available at every school across Canada. Unfortunately, some teachers avoid resource-based programmes because they fear the work of providing enough resources and they are unsure of what resources exist and how to teach others to use them effectively. Although commercial units are available, such as the Voyages of the Mimi , they are expensive. Many school boards in Ontario purchase one or two copies of these units and allow schools to book them for a term.