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Timelines of Creativity: A Study of Intellectual Innovators in Information Science

Cronin, Blaise and Meho, Lokman I. (2007) Timelines of Creativity: A Study of Intellectual Innovators in Information Science.

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Abstract

We explore the relationship between creativity and both chronological and professional age in information science using a novel bibliometric approach that allows us to capture the shape of a scholar's career. Our approach draws on Galenson's (2006) analyses of artistic creativity, notably his distinction between conceptual and experimental innovation, and also Lehman's (1953) seminal study of the relationship between stage of career and outstanding performance. The data presented here suggest that creativity is expressed in different ways, at different times and with different intensities in academic information science.

EPrint Type:Preprint
Keywords:Citation Analysis, Bibliometrics, Innovation, Experimental Innovation, Conceptual Innovation, Creativity, Information Science, Information Scientists, Scholarly Communication, Sociology of Information
Subjects:Bibliometrics
Sociology
Information Science
Scholarly Communication
Citation Analysis
Evaluation
ID Code:1752
Deposited On:06 February 2007
Alternative Locations:http://www.slis.indiana.edu/faculty/meho/cronin-meho-02.pdf
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