Mapping information literacy research during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review and bibliometric analysis

Efren Torres Jr is the Coordinator for Access and Resource Management at De La Salle University Libraries, Manila, Philippines. He has vast experience in leadership roles, having served as Special Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Academics and Library Director at De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute. His research interests include library management, collection assessment, and bibliometrics. He holds both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science from the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of the Philippines Diliman.

Christine Abrigo is an academic librarian and the immediate past Director of Libraries at De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines. She has been actively involved in institutional leadership and management initiatives and contributes to professional development in librarianship. Her research interests focus on library leadership and management, archival studies and communication scholarship. She holds both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science from the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of the Philippines Diliman.

Zipporah Dery has been practicing her profession as a librarian for more than 15 years and has worked in academic libraries, archives and corporate settings, gaining rich experience in access and reference, heritage collections, user education, user engagement and management. She is a librarian at Romeo P. Ariniego, MD, AFSC Library, De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute. Her research interests include library collections, user services, information literacy and library spaces. Zipporah obtained her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Library and Information Science from the School of Library and Information Studies, University of the Philippines Diliman.