Purpose:
The study aims to examine the literature on information Literacy (IL) published during the COVID-19 pandemic over the last four years, focusing on research productivity and its research impact. It also highlights the major themes and emerging trends in IL research.
Specifically, it shall answer the following questions:
Q1: What is the state of research on information literacy in terms of research productivity (i.e. leading countries, authors, and sources) and research impact (i.e., citation counts) during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Q2: What structure can be derived in terms of networks of co-citation, keywords co-occurrence, and co-authorship?
Q3: What are the prevailing themes about information literacy that are being researched during the pandemic?

Design, methodology, and approach:
Systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis were employed. Scopus database was used as the primary source of bibliographic data.

Findings:
Anticipated findings point towards the results of the synthesis of relevant literature review on information literacy research and map out research and future directions.

Originality/Value:
This study is an attempt to add to the body of bibliometric studies on information literacy intended for instructors and librarians to understand IL in depth.