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principle of least effort: a standalone construct

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Library and information science

the tendency of people to choose the information source or path that demands the least effort, even at some cost in quality.

In library and information science, principle of least effort refers to the tendency of people to choose the information source or path that demands the least effort, even at some cost in quality. This meaning comes from Zipf (1949) in Human behavior and the principle of least effort.[1]

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  1. Zipf, G. K. (1949). Human behavior and the principle of least effort. Hafner Pub. Co. Open Library record

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