In order for students to use necessary information, they find and get them first, whether that is accidentally or intentionally. Competences of efficient information retrieval can be defined as a set of knowledge and skills of an individual in searching for information in databases, using library catalogs, in libraries themselves and other information sources. Paper describes significant models of information literacy with special reference to the Kulhlthauin model of the information retrieval process. Students search information for assignments or for learning purposes. While doing that, they use learning habits and strategies. Learning strategies are ways in which students manage the learning process based on their abilities, knowlegde they have on speciffic tasks that they have to solve, and also based on their skills that help them to adopt new subjects. Among other things, learning strategies also include setting goals and planning within academic duties. They also include information organization during the learning process, which consists of learning methods that students choose and later apply. This paper presents a research on student learning habits and their behavior during information retrieval process for writing student assignments. The research was conducted using online survey, and the participants are students of University of Zadar.