Jeffery Cruz
The Symposium Program Committee is delighted to announce Jeffery Cruz as our closing keynote address. Please read more about this keynote and our presenter
Why research? Why now?
The importance of research in a library career
From Design Thinking projects to formal academic research, this keynote explores the many forms research can take across a library career and the value it brings at every stage. Join University of Queensland University Librarian Jeffery Cruz to reflect on your own relationship with research and why research-in-practice matters for the future of the profession.
About Jeffery
Jeffery Cruz is the University Librarian at the University of Queensland (UQ). Jeff has over twenty years of experience in the library sector, with a career in academic, public and special libraries in Australia, the United States and Spain. He is currently completing a Graduate Certificate in Educational Research at the University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education, researching the intersection of information services, the student experience and higher education policy and practice. He has previously published on equity, diversity, and inclusion in libraries. In addition to a BA and MA in Spanish, Jeff holds a Master in Library and Information Science from the University of Arizona and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Melbourne.
