Guidelines for a successful Information Literacy assignment: Is carefully planned in collaboration with a librarian, clearly explained to students. Has clear expectations, goals and learning objectives. Focuses on student perspective/skill level Allows students to connect objectives of assignment to real-world, assignment is not artificially created, busy-work. Fosters students engagement in the process - takes them from data-gatherers and puts them in active role of questioner. Focuses on the means as well as the ends - on the process of gathering information as much as, if not more than, the actual information found- learn about information as they are learning from it. Includes large doses of critical thinking and evaluation along the way