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Research Article
Timelines of creativity: A study of intellectual innovators in information science
Article first published online: 3 AUG 2007
DOI: 10.1002/asi.20667
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Issue
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
Volume 58, Issue 13, pages 1948–1959, November 2007
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How to Cite
Cronin, B. and Meho, L. I. (2007), Timelines of creativity: A study of intellectual innovators in information science. J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci., 58: 1948–1959. doi: 10.1002/asi.20667
Publication History
- Issue published online: 25 OCT 2007
- Article first published online: 3 AUG 2007
- Manuscript Accepted: 29 JAN 2007
- Manuscript Revised: 11 DEC 2006
- Manuscript Received: 12 OCT 2006
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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 D.W. Galenson's (2006) analyses of artistic creativity, notably his distinction between conceptual and experimental innovation, and also H.C. 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.