Linking Information Literacy with Research Productivity: A Survey of Mathematicians in Pakistan

IF 0.8 4区 管理学 Q3 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE Portal-Libraries and the Academy Pub Date : 2022-04-01 DOI:10.1353/pla.2022.0026
Amara Malik, Shahbazi Ali, Syeda Hina Batool, K. Ameen
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abstract:The present study aims to determine the impact of perceived information literacy (IL) skills on the research productivity of mathematics faculty members in Pakistan. The study explores their opinion of their ability to identify information needs and information sources. It also examines their perceived capability of constructing effective and efficient strategies for locating, accessing, evaluating, and applying the needed information legally and ethically. A structured questionnaire was developed based on the SCONUL Seven Pillars of Information Literacy. Questionnaires were sent to 300 academicians from 36 public sector universities in the Punjab province of Pakistan through personal visits, e-mail, and postal service. After repeated follow-up calls, 185 filled questionnaires were received. The major findings of the study showed that the mathematics faculty members believed they had reasonable IL skills. The majority of them had published research articles in learned journals. The study revealed a positive impact of perceived IL skills on the research productivity of mathematics faculty members. IL instruction sessions designed for faculty may improve the research output of mathematics scholars in their respective universities.
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将信息素养与研究生产力联系起来:巴基斯坦数学家调查
本研究旨在确定巴基斯坦数学教师感知信息素养(IL)技能对研究生产力的影响。该研究探讨了他们对自己识别信息需求和信息来源的能力的看法。它还检查了他们的感知能力构建有效和高效的战略定位,访问,评估,并合法和道德地应用所需的信息。根据SCONUL信息素养的七大支柱制定了一份结构化问卷。通过个人访问、电子邮件和邮政服务向巴基斯坦旁遮普省36所公立大学的300名院士发送了调查问卷。在反复的跟进电话之后,共收到185份填好的问卷。研究的主要发现是,数学教师认为自己具有合理的IL技能。他们中的大多数人在学术期刊上发表过研究论文。本研究揭示了感知IL技能对数学教师研究效率的积极影响。为教师设计的IL教学课程可以提高各自大学数学学者的研究成果。
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