Assessing the information literacy of Farhangian University student-teachers from six perspectives: reviewing, recognizing sources, disseminating, recognizing, flexibility and seeking information

Background: Today, the scope of science and knowledge and, consequently, its measurement has become very common. The use of this information in the university environment depends on the students' knowledge of the places where the information is disseminated and how it is used and the methods of retrieving and using that information. The aim of this study was to investigate the information literacy status of students and teachers of Farhangian University of Kurdistan Province From six perspectives: information review, information source recognition, information dissemination, information recognition, flexibility and information search To achieve this goal, descriptive-quantitative documentary-library research methods were used. The study population consisted of all students of Farhangian University of Kurdistan Province in the academic year 2021-2022, which numbered over 1500 people. Using random sampling, 350 student-teachers were selected as a statistical sample. The data collection tool was a researcher-made 66-item information literacy questionnaire based on a 3-point Likert scale. The reliability of the questionnaire was 86% using Cronbach's alpha method. And for its validity, the views of university professors were used. Multivariate analysis of variance, one-way analysis of variance and Pearson torque correlation coefficient test were used to analyze the data using SPSS software. The results showed that there is a significant relationship between the components of information literacy of male and female student teachers (P = 0.0001). Therefore, in this study, gender has a small effect on the components of information literacy. Also, there is no significant difference between information literacy in its 6 components and different educational disciplines of Farhangian University (P> 0.05). Finally, there is no significant relationship between information literacy in its 6 components and the age of Farhangian University students and teachers. Therefore, the information literacy situation of the students of Farhangian University of Kurdistan is at an Intermediate level.