(1) The benchmark for library media content standard 1 for a student upon graduation is the ability to:

(a) analyze and adapt the inquiry process to satisfy individual and group information needs (i.e., identify question or problem, locate and evaluate potential resources, gather and synthesize information, create a new product, and evaluate product and process) ;

(b) refine and revise the information need to meet the specific format, purpose, and scope of the project;

(c) develop a plan to obtain needed information using a variety of research and investigative strategies (e.g., interviews, questionnaires, experiments, surveys) ;

(d) assess information sources using multiple criteria (e.g., coverage, misleading presentation, manipulated data) ;

(e) synthesize information to create a new product that meets a specific purpose or vision; and

(f) critique the process and the product of the inquiry.