(last updated 2021_10_25)
Bruce Martin Ryan BSc, MSc, PhD
Contact details
| b.ryan@napier.ac.uk | |
| @bruce_research | |
| Edinburgh Napier University | https://www.napier.ac.uk/people/bruce-ryan |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5499-2971 |
Career history
| 2021 to present | Senior Research Fellow, School of Computing, Edinburgh Napier University |
| 2014 to 2021 | Researcher, Centre for Social Informatics (within School of Computing), Edinburgh Napier University |
| 2008-2011 | Senior Project Editor, Leckie & Leckie |
| 2008 | Project Editor, Leckie & Leckie |
| 2007 | Freelance copy-editor, proofreader and web-developer |
| 2007 | Project Editor, Leckie & Leckie |
| 2006-2007 | Travel in India and Indonesia, and temporary work contracts |
| 1994-2005 | Production Manager, Leckie & Leckie |
Education
| 2011-2014 | MSc in Information Systems Development, Edinburgh Napier University – Distinction and winner of class medal |
| 1989-1996 | PhD in Organic Chemistry, University of St Andrews |
| 1985-1989 | BSc (Hons) in Chemistry, University of St Andrews |
Publications
| See full publications list. (includes MSc dissertation) |
| 7 papers from PhD |
project work
| 2021 | ‘CHOICES’: Cultural Heritage Organisations Impact in the COVID Era for Society This project is a review of literature on equality of access to UK cultural heritage institutions’ online public offerings. My main roles: academic database-searching, analysis of results This project is funded by Edinburgh Napier University. |
| 2020-2021 | ‘iDP’: Information professionals and volunteers as ‘digital proxies’: impact on effectiveness of clients and employees of informal support in accessing services This project will investigate emergent digital proxy practices by staff within local government, libraries, and civil society organisations. The goal is to investigate the impact of these practices on staff roles, and to develop practice recommendations, and guidelines for organisations to ensure the protection of staff and clients. My main roles: supporting research and workshop activities This project is funded by the Scottish Funding Council. |
| 2020 | Public Engagement and information literacy This seed-project is an empirical study of what the ideas in information literacy models mean to ‘real people’. My main roles: project definition, data-gathering and analysis This project was funded by Edinburgh Napier University. |
| 2020 | Information Avoidance and diabetes This seed-project is an empirical study into how and why some people may avoid engaging with information that may help them manage long-term health conditions, especially diabetes. My main roles: data-gathering and analysis, administration This project was funded by Edinburgh Napier University. |
| 2019 | GCRF map/database This project was to built a web-map to display the projects supported by the Global Challenges Research Fund via the Scottish Funding Council. A demo version is available at http://socprojects.napier.ac.uk/GCRFmap/indexUNUSED.html My main roles: code-development and digital cartography, client-liaison, This project was funded by the Scottish Funding Council. |
| 2019-2021 | RIVAL: Research, Impact, Value and LIS (LIS = library and information science) Building on a trial event in 2018, this series of four events aimed to maximise the impact and value of library and information science research, by bringing together LIS researchers and professionals in a self-supporting community. A summary of RIVAL’s achievements was presented at #CILIPS21 in June 2021. My main roles: admin and budgeting, videography, code-development and digital cartography, communications. This project was funded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh. |
| 2018-19 | The role of participatory budgeting in supporting the very poor in Sao Paulo, Brazil My main roles: data-gathering and analysis. The project was sponsored by the Global Challenges Research Fund. |
| 2018-2020 | Information literacy for digital engagement projects These projects were focussed on various aspects of information literacy in Scottish community councils. My main roles: designing and implementing research methods, project administration, reporting results These projects were funded by CILIP and Edinburgh Napier University. |
| 2015-2016 | digiCC workshops These projects focussed on promoting sharing of, and networking around, digital skills for community councillors. My main roles: creating and running workshops, project administration, reporting results These projects were funded by the Scottish Government and Edinburgh Napier University. |
| 2014-2015 | Workforce Mapping Project This project was an investigation into the workforce in the Libraries, Archives, Records, Information and Knowledge Management sector. My main roles: methods investigation, report production This project was funded by CILIP and ARA. |
| 2014 | Hyperlocal engagement This project was an investigation into communities of practice and knowledge management around digital engagement in Scottish hyperlocal government. My main roles: data gathering and analysis This project was funded by the Digital Economy ‘Communities and Culture’ Network+. |
| 2014 | Emergent ICT strategies for local democracy: capturing innovation This project was a survey of community council online presences, concentrating on evidence of community engagement. My main roles: data gathering and analysis This project was funded by Edinburgh Napier University. |
| 2014 | Community Council Location Finder This project created an online, searchable map displaying community council locations and other information. My main roles: developer, client liaison This project was funded by the Improvement Service. |
| 2012 | Community Council online presences: a survey This project was an initial survey of Community Council online presences, concentrating on archetypes of online presence. My main roles: data gathering and analysis This project was self-funded. |
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