Determining the Level of Information Literacy among the Faculty Members of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran

The goals and the missions of teaching and research by faculty members, as the original university wealth, will be achieved via having the information literacy. Sufficient information literacy in the field of health, due to its target community, is of special importance. This study aimed to determine the level of information literacy among the faculty members of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
In this applied survey, 160 faculty members of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences were selected using a simple random sampling technique. The data collection tool was the Davarpanah and Siamak (DAS) questionnaire used in previous researches and its Cronbach’s alpha was 0.83. The collected data were analyzed through in two levels of descriptive and analytical statistics (independent t, ANOVA, Spearman, and Pearson Correlation tests).
The mean level of information literacy among the faculty members of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences was 50.7 with the standard deviation of 11.7, which was the midpoint. There was no significant statistical relationship between the level of information literacy and gender, school, study degree, and work experience among the faculty members.
According to the research findings, the level of information literacy among faculty members was average. Considering the importance of proper information literacy and its impact on education and research in the field of health, it is necessary to consider program and educational workshop to support and encourage the faculty members to increase their level of information literacy.