An Artistic Horizon: Content Analysis of Caricatures with Library and Information Science Themes

Authors

Alireza Isfanyari-Moghaddam, Islamic Azad University, HamadanFollow
Vahideh Kashi-Nahanji, Islamic Azad University, Hamadan

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This research analyzes caricatures related to Library and Information Science (LIS), to identify LIS aspects in order to recognize valid criticisms and offer recommendations. Two hundred fifty cartoons and caricatures relating to the topics "book", "library", and "LIS" were gathered and analyzed by means of content analysis. The images were categorized into eight groups for analysis.