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A Scientometric Review of Global Research on Information Literacy and Visually Impaired


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The term information literacy has different meanings, but it is a skill that every individual must possess to effectively achieve their personal, social, educational, and work goals. This skill set helps to identify, evaluate, and effectively use information. Visually impaired people need to receive specialized services and tools to enhance their information literacy skills to enable them to work independently and effectively. The main aim of the study is to examine the growth and development of published literature on information literacy that focuses primarily on visually impaired people. Between 1990 and 2018, the global production of publications identified by the Scopus database provided the basis for this study. A search of the Scopus database showed that 589 scientific publications had appeared on the world stage. The paper presents an analysis of the data.

Keywords

Annual Growth Rate (AGR), Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR), Information Literacy, Scientometrics, Visually Impaired.
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Akhilesh Kumar Varma
Department of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221005, Uttar Pradesh
India

Kunwar Singh
Department of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221005, Uttar Pradesh
India

I am Dr. Kunwar Singh working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Library & Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005.

T. K. Gireesh Kumar
Department of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221005, Uttar Pradesh
India


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Authors

Akhilesh Kumar Varma
Department of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
Kunwar Singh
Department of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
T. K. Gireesh Kumar
Department of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract


The term information literacy has different meanings, but it is a skill that every individual must possess to effectively achieve their personal, social, educational, and work goals. This skill set helps to identify, evaluate, and effectively use information. Visually impaired people need to receive specialized services and tools to enhance their information literacy skills to enable them to work independently and effectively. The main aim of the study is to examine the growth and development of published literature on information literacy that focuses primarily on visually impaired people. Between 1990 and 2018, the global production of publications identified by the Scopus database provided the basis for this study. A search of the Scopus database showed that 589 scientific publications had appeared on the world stage. The paper presents an analysis of the data.

Keywords


Annual Growth Rate (AGR), Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR), Information Literacy, Scientometrics, Visually Impaired.

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