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Libraly Journal ›› 2017, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (7): 17-24.

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Influence of the Principle of Least Effort on Chinese Library and Information Science Research

Qiu Jianxing, Deng Shengli   

  • Online:2017-07-18 Published:2017-11-13

Abstract:

This paper aims to explore the influence of “the principle of least effort” by George Kingsely Zipf on the Chinese library and information science. In this paper, we study all the literature in core LIS journals that mentions the principle. The results show that the influence of “the principle of least effort” is increasing at home and that it is mainly used to explain human information behavior.

Key words:

The principle of least effort, Library and information science, Influence