This assignment does not include any writing. It is entirely unclear how the students will relay to the faculty member what they learned as a result of the assignment.

This is the type of assignment librarians dread. The review policy of journals is usually not in the journal. As a result, students are sent on a circuitous route, usually resulting in frustration, trying to find the review policy for a journal. Also, there is no indication how this assignment relates to the content of the course. An IL assignment should be related to a project or paper. This assignment's purpose is unclear, it may be the instructor thought he/she would teach students about the difference between scholarly and trade journals. There are other, more effective ways to develop an assignment that fulfills this purpose and would be more helpful to the students.