Content analysis and applicability of Zipf’s Law in technical writing in the Domain of Library & Information Science

Authors

Pallavi Ramkrushna Dhoke Miss, Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, IndiaFollow
Mohan Kherde Dr, Retired Director Knowledge Resource Center , Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University , AmravatiFollow

Date of this Version

1-26-2024

Document Type

Article

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Abstract

Through content analysis of articles published in library and information science journals, this work aims to analyse, determine, and apply Zipf's Law in the technical writing of library and information science. DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology, Annals of Library and Information Studies, and Library Herald are the journals that were picked for this research. The examination of the 573 articles that were published in the three mentioned journals during the years 2013 to 2017 is the primary focus of the study. If we assume that an abstract should be between 100 and 200 words in length, then 342 articles fall within that range as per the result of this analysis. There are one to five keywords found in 390 articles. In percent, this is 68.06%. The set hypothesis is rejected in the present study which conclude that Zipf's Law in Library and Information Science technical writing is applicable.