Methodological analysis of information literacy research in the context of Iranian public libraries

The purpose of this article is a methodological analysis of information literacy research in the context of public libraries in the country.

The research is applied in terms of purpose, which has been written using logistics tools and census and document review methods based on methodological analysis. Research community The full text of all research works in this field, including articles in scientific journals, dissertations and research projects indexed in Persian-language databases, including: ID, Mageran, Normagz, Irandak and the project management system of the public libraries of the country. Sampling, collection and analysis were performed. Excel software was used to extract the data.

Of the total number of published research papers in this field, the average number of authors is 2.4.Of the 56 researchers in the field, women accounted for 52% and men for 48%.Out of 23 researches, 74% of the researches have been done with quantitative methods, 22% with qualitative methods and only 4% with a mixed approach for data collection and analysis. The questionnaire was the most widely used data collection tool and t-test was the most widely used statistical test in these studies. Researchers of Al-Zahra University (PBUH) have the highest organizational affiliation among educational and research institutions. The highest frequency of researches is related to dissertations registered in Irandak and articles published in the Quarterly Journal of Information Research and Public Libraries and research projects registered in the Research Projects Management System of the Public Libraries of the country.

Despite the fact that nearly three decades have passed since the emergence and explanation of the importance of information literacy skills in the country; Attention to the context of public libraries is underestimated in published research in the field of information literacy. Also, due to the fact that in most studies, quantitative approaches have been used It seems that it is necessary to pay attention to qualitative and mixed research in the field of information literacy in the mentioned context, which can be effective in filling the research gaps in this field with appropriate scientific flow.