(1) A graduating student at the novice level in information literacy/library media is beginning to attain prerequisite knowledge and skills that are fundamental in information literacy/library media performance. He/she, with assistance:

(a) determines the parameters of the problem;

(b) formulates questions to guide problem solving;

(c) brainstorms search terms to guide problem solving;

(d) narrows or broadens the topic to a manageable focus;

(e) decides the types and the amount of information needed to solve the problem;

(f) identifies possible resources;

(g) evaluates resources; and

(h) selects resources to solve the problem.