Evolution and diffusion of information literacy topics

Abstract

Investigation of the topic of information literacy and its changes can be informative for researchers and provide a better understanding of the corresponding domains. This study conducted a topic model dynamic analysis of the articles on information literacy studies in the Web of Science core collection database that were published from 2005 to 2019. The global topics and their popularities, topical similarities and correlations, along with the evolution of temporal local topics and the diffusion of subject local topics were analyzed and presented. Nine global topics differed in terms of their temporal and subject characteristics, and this study focused on ability, technology, field, people, place and application of information literacy. For the temporal local topics, crossing was the main evolutionary mechanism; hence, the core topic words were relatively stable, but few new research directions have been explored in recent years. For the subject local topics, absorbing with division and absorbing were the main mechanisms, which supported the diffusion progress of information literacy studies among subjects. However, it is necessary to promote the development of future research through the innovative development of multidisciplinary integration. Researchers and practitioners should focus on the impact of information technology, increase the breadth and depth of the research field, and develop innovative evaluation methods that are based on data to promote the comprehensive, sustainable and effective improvement in information literacy.

Capítulo 8. Tendencias en la producción científica iberoamericana sobre alfabetización informacional y mediática

“…Los resultados evidenciaron que la producción por países era heterogénea y estaba centrada mayormente en medios y en comunicación, con una presencia creciente pero aún moderada de los estudios multidisciplinarios. Mientras que Wang, Zhong y Chen, utilizan la metodología de análisis de redes para estudiar la producción científica desde el año 2000 en el campo de la educación y la alfabetización mediática, como medio para contribuir al aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida, trabajo que luego actualiza uno de sus autores en compañía de otros colegas, analizando hacia dónde van las temáticas en ALFIN (Li;Wang, 2021).…”

Desarrollo de competencias informacionales en la educación superior.

“…Esta integración de la ALFIN podría mejorar el desarrollo de proyectos de investigación, mediante el trabajo colaborativo entre los estudiantes de diferentes niveles. Sin embargo, aunque los temas de investigación en diferentes materias se podrían cruzar, la integración no se ha alcanzado realmente en términos de base teórica, métodos de investigación, exploración y prácticas (Li, Chen & Wang, 2021).…”

Examining Digital Technology Literacy of Professional Japanese Language Translator and Interpreter

“…The term 'new literacies' (West, 2019) has arisen due to the rapid development of the internet and technology. It is associated with several other terms, such as digital literacy (Falloon, 2020;Pangrazio, Godhe, & Ledesma, 2020), literacy of the 21 st century (Van Laar et al, 2020), information literacy (Li, Chen, & Wang, 2021;Sample, 2020), internet literacy (Harrison, 2017;Soroya et al, 2021), media literacy (Kahne & Bowyer, 2019;Knaus, 2020), ICT literacy (Aydin, 2021;Park, Kim, & Park, 2021), web literacy (Keshavarz, 2020;Virtue, 2020), and computer literacy (Mitra & Dangwal, 2017;Tsai, Liang, & Hsu, 2020). These terms are rooted in the utilization of the internet and technology to find, use, and share information (Leu et al, 2017;McDougall, Readman, & Wilkinson, 2018;Van Laar et al, 2017).…”