It is not going to be handed down from Academics On High. There are at least two prerequisites for self-regulated information literacy learning, independence and motivation . Independence does not necessarily mean working alone. It means being able to work independently, individually or in a group. Nor does independence mean teacher-free.
Motivation seems like an easy one - the desire to learn.
They are related and complementary. Before I started my research I didn't think they were synonymous, but I could not have explained their difference in terms that had consequences for how students can be helped to learn. Now I see the distinction as crucial. This is where we get back to the relationship between teaching and learning. Giving students the conceptual and literal vocabulary to discuss their learning in terms of the skills and processes they need to achieve particular learning goals is an integral part of self efficacy, and self efficacy is an integral part of self-regulated learning.