Academic libraries are served as important information centre in higher education institutions and in academia. Information literacy competency are vital for academic and scholar success in higher education. Chinese students, as one of the most populated ethnic groups of international students admitted by UK higher education institutions, are experiencing multiple challenges in academic environment. It is worth assessing their information literacy competency in order to reveal potential barriers presented and discrepancies of our library services. This study intends: - To design and present an individualized and non-standard method to assess information literacy competency of Chinese international students. - To conclude a result of how Chinese international students performed in the assessment of information literacy skills, and to validate whether Chinese international students’ self-perceived information literacy skills have potential correlation with variability in language skills, and cultural assimilation, educational backgrounds. - To investigate whether there are barriers that prevent Chinese students from performing better in the assessment, in order to provide suggestions and guidance for institutions and library to assistant them well.