Influence of human behavior and the principle of least effort on library and information science research

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Highlights：

• Zipf's 1949 book focusing on principle of least effort is not cited in LIS articles until 1958.

• Zipf's 1949 book has a growing influence on LIS research.

• Zipf's concept of “Zipf's law” has had the largest influence.

• “Principle of least effort” is the second most cited concept.

• Information behavior researchers focus on concepts relating to principle of least effort.

摘要

•Zipf's 1949 book focusing on principle of least effort is not cited in LIS articles until 1958.•Zipf's 1949 book has a growing influence on LIS research.•Zipf's concept of “Zipf's law” has had the largest influence.•“Principle of least effort” is the second most cited concept.•Information behavior researchers focus on concepts relating to principle of least effort.

论文关键词：Principle of least effort,Citation context,Library and information science

论文评审过程：Received 17 June 2015, Revised 17 December 2015, Accepted 17 December 2015, Available online 12 January 2016, Version of Record 17 May 2016.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2015.12.011