My research centers on methods for improving users' access to electronic information. This problem can be approached from either direction, starting with a user and improving methods for querying information, or starting with a collection of information and improving the ways in which it can be queried. Specific topics of interest include:
Searching Digital Collections via SRU. Ryan Scherle and Randall Floyd. Indiana University Digital Library Brown Bag Series. October, 2006. [PPT] [PDF]
The Anatomy of a Bibliographic Search System for Music. Ryan Scherle and Donald Byrd. In Proceedings of the 2004 International Conference on Music Information Retrieval (ISMIR 2004). [PDF]
Variations2: Retrieving and Using Music in an Academic Setting. Jon W. Dunn, Donald Byrd, Mark Notess, Jenn Riley, and Ryan Scherle. Communications of the ACM. 49 (8). 2006. [View]
V2V: A Second Variation on Query-by-Humming. William P. Birmingham, Kevin O'Malley, Jon W Dunn, and Ryan Scherle. In Proceedings of the 2003 Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL2003). [PDF]
Introduction to Computing, course learning guide. Rod Stark and Ryan Scherle. Indiana University Independent Study Program. 2002. [PDF (Introduction only)]
Towards Context-Based Search Engine Selection. David B. Leake and Ryan Scherle. In Proceedings of the 2001 Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI2001). [PDF]
Selecting Task-Relevant Sources for Just-in-Time Retrieval. David Leake, Ryan Scherle, Jay Budzik, and Kristian Hammond. In Proceedings of the AAAI-99 Workshop on Intelligent Information Systems. 1999. [PDF]
Developing an Ingest Service for Fedora. Ryan Scherle and Muzaffer Ozakca. Fedora User Group Meeting at Open Repositories Conference. January, 2007. [PPT]
A Fedora Architecture to Support Diverse Collections. Ryan Scherle and Jon W. Dunn. Fedora Users Conference. 2006. [PPT]
Reexamining Digital Library Infrastructure at IU. Jon W. Dunn, Ryan Scherle, and Eric Peters. Indiana University Digital Library Brown Bag Series. November, 2005. [PPT]
Flipping the Switch: Lessons Learned from a Major Digital Library Migration Project. Jon W. Dunn, Ryan Scherle, and Mark Notess. Digital Library Federation Fall Forum. 2005. [PPT]