. Shared understanding – Partners need to have a shared understanding of the purpose and importance of curricular integration of information literacy and the outcomes of information literacy integration.
. Shared knowledge – Partners share specialised knowledge and provide support from different areas of expertise, such as subject knowledge, information resources, writing, referencing, learning design, and IT.
. Joint dialogue with respect and tolerance – Partners need to interact, negotiate and communicate to achieve the same goals with mutual respect and tolerance.
. Joint efforts with trust and support – Partners need to work together to complete the agreed tasks with a high level of trust and support. The curricular integration of information literacy can involve intensive tasks including, the designing of assignments, designing of class or online activities, developing teaching resources and support material, developing assessment methods, and marking information literacy work. All partners need to make contribution and commitment to carry out the agreed tasks in the integration of information literacy.