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Research Trends in Information Literacy: A Bibliometric Study


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1 Central Library, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (UP) - 221005, India
2 NISCAIR, New Delhi - 110067, India
     

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This study 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.
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Mohd. Nazim
Central Library, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (UP) - 221005
India

Moin Ahmad
NISCAIR, New Delhi - 110067
India


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

  • Chowdhury (G G); 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 (S C). Sources of information on specific subjects. Engineering. Vol. 23(3); 1934; p85-88.

  • Bradford (S C). Documentation. Look wood Sons; London, 1948.

  • Lotka (A J). The frequency distribution of scientific productivity. Journal of Washington Academy of Sciences. Vol. 16(12); 1926; p317-23.


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Authors

Mohd. Nazim
Central Library, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (UP) - 221005, India
Moin Ahmad
NISCAIR, New Delhi - 110067, India

Abstract


This study 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.

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