Research ArticleInformation Research CommunicationsVol. 1 | Issue 3 | 2024 | pp. 165–175Open access
Mapping the Scholarly Content on Information Literacy through Bibliometric and Altmetric Lenses
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- 1 Department of Library and Information Science, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.
- 2 Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, INDIA.
Published in Information Research Communications
Correspondence: Abdul Wahid Lone
Department of Library and Information Science, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.
Email: lwahid09@gmail.com
Copyright: © 2024 Manuscript Technomedia LLP. This is an open access article.
- Published:
- Jan 1, 2024
- Received:
- Nov 17, 2024
- Accepted:
- Apr 24, 2025
- DOI:
- 10.5530/irc.1.3.20
How to cite
Lone, A. W., & Ayoub, A. (2024). Mapping the Scholarly Content on Information Literacy through Bibliometric and Altmetric Lenses. Information Research Communications, 1(3), 165–175. https://doi.org/10.5530/irc.1.3.20
Abstract
Purpose
The exponential growth in information as well as in its means and sources featured Information Literacy (IL) as vital skill in current period. Thus, purpose of the current study is to examine the literature published on IL and also analyze the correlation between altmetrics and the citation count of these published articles.
Design/Methodology/Approach
The study employed the Web of Science (WoS) database as the source for literature published on IL and used the required bibliometric measures to analyze the specific aspects of publishing trends. This study uses various bibliometric indicators to provide some insightful findings about the most productive authors, countries, and articles (using software SPSS and R). In addition, VOSviewer tools were used to create a graphical representation of the bibliometric data.
Findings
The findings reveal that the study covered articles from 1989-2022, i.e., a period of 33 years, and the most productive year was 2016. Further, the USA is the highest contributing country, and most articles published are multi-authored. The average number of citations received per document is 19.19. IL is the most frequent keyword with highest link strength with library instruction. A low positive correlation was observed between citation count and altmetric score.
Originality
The outcomes obtained will help researchers to encompass the literature published on IL, assess the trends, nature and types of research patterns being published. This analysis also reflects about the knowledge evolution of IL research domains and future trends.
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Article metadata
| Title | Mapping the Scholarly Content on Information Literacy through Bibliometric and Altmetric Lenses |
|---|---|
| Authors | Abdul Wahid Lone; Arshia Ayoub |
| Affiliations | Department of Library and Information Science, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.; Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, INDIA. |
| Corresponding author | lwahid09@gmail.com |
| Journal | Information Research Communications |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 1, Issue 3 (2024) |
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