Analyzing the Intellectual Structure of World Information Literacy Literature through Citations and Co-citations

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Abstract

Information literacy is one of the emerging topics for many fields in recent years. This paper aims to evaluate the field of information literacy by using bibliometrics and scientific visualization techniques. To achieve this aim, a total of 1.218 papers related to information literacy on Web of Science (Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index and Arts & Humanities Citation Index) were identified. Searches were carried out using the term "information literacy" and all data were unified and standardized to be able to make reliable evaluations. Publication and citation counts, their distribution to journals, authors, document types etc. and co-citation networks were used for evaluations. Findings of this study are important to reveal the pioneers and interdisciplinarity of the field of information literacy.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWorldwide Commonalities and Challenges in Information Literacy Research and Practice - European Conference on Information Literacy, ECIL 2013, Revised Selected Papers
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages54-60
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9783319039183
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Event1st European Conference on Information Literacy, ECIL 2013 - Istanbul, Turkey
Duration: 22 Oct 201325 Oct 2013

Publication series

NameCommunications in Computer and Information Science
Volume397 CCIS
ISSN (Print)1865-0929

Conference

Conference1st European Conference on Information Literacy, ECIL 2013
Country/TerritoryTurkey
CityIstanbul
Period22/10/1325/10/13

Keywords

  • Information literacy
  • citation analysis
  • co-citation analysis
  • mapping
  • visualization

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