Research Trends in Information Literacy: A Bibliometric Study

Nazim, Mohammad and Ahmad, Moin (2007) Research Trends in Information Literacy: A Bibliometric Study. SRELS Journal of Information Management 44(1):pp. 53-62.

Full text available as: PDF - Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader or other PDF viewer. View statistics for this eprint

Abstract

Presents a bibliometric analysis of scientific output in the area of ‘Information Literacy’(IL), the aim being to offer an overview of research trends in this field and characterize its most important aspects and their evolution over the last quarter of the 20th century. The analysis makes use of LISA Plus database, the search being restricted to published journal articles and which contain the terms ‘Information Literacy’. The various analyses focus on the presentation of publications, frequencies and percentages, as well as the application of Bradford’s law of scattering and Lotka’s law.

Keywords:	Information Literacy, Bibliometric Study
Subjects:	B. Information use and sociology of information. > BB. Bibliometric methods.
ID Code:	12388
Deposited By:	Nazim, Mohammad
Deposited On:	26 December 2007
All fields:	Show all fields

British Standards Institution. British standards of documentation terms. BSI; London; 1976, p7.

Chowdhury (GG) and Chowdhury (S). Searching CD-ROM and online information sources. Library Association Publishing; London, 2001.

American Library Association. American Library Association Presidential Committee of Information Literacy: final report. American Library Association; London, 1989.

Bradford (SC). Sources of information on specific subjects. Engineering. 23(3; 1934; p85-88.

Bradford (SC). Documentation. Lookwood Sons; London, 1948.

Lotka (AJ).The frequency distribution of scientific productivity. Journal of Washington Academy of Sciences.16 (12); 1926; p317

Archive Staff Only: edit this record