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North American Virtual Reference Online Conference (NAVROC)
Save the Date for NAVR Online Conference 2025
February 25-27, 2025!
The future of libraries is unfolding today, with many institutions embracing cutting-edge technologies and innovative strategies to better serve their communities. By integrating advancements such as artificial intelligence, chatbots, and augmented reality, libraries are transforming into dynamic, user-centered spaces that evolve to meet the changing needs of their patrons.
The NAVROC planning committee is proud to announce the keynote for this year’s conference, Dr. Sandra Hirsh who currently serves as the Associate Dean for Academics in the College of
Information, Data & Society at San José State University. Their work focuses on the future of libraries and they recently published the book “Library 2035: Imagining the Next Generation of
Libraries,” which explores lessons learned over the past decade and forecasts opportunities, strengths, and challenges for libraries in the future.
NAVROC is a free event and fully online. Consider presenting at NAVROC. Please see this webpage for information on how to submit a proposal.
Please direct any questions to navroc@umn.edu.
The 2023 North American Virtual Reference Online Conference was a great success!
Theme – Emergence: Intersecting Resilience and Sustainability
Please see the website for the session recordings – navronline.org
COVID-19 and other global changes have affected the way libraries interact with their communities, and the way librarians view themselves. As our environment continues to change, we as library workers must adapt to those changes. Join us and other library professionals from across the continent to discuss the ways that virtual reference can help us navigate and thrive in uncertain times.
Keynote Speaker: Michael Stephens, PhD/Associate Professor, San Jose State University School of Information will present “Wholehearted Libraries: Meeting the Needs of Community”
Lightning Talk Presenter – Delaware Libraries’ Sandy Meyers, Frankford Public Library
The North American Collaborative Virtual Reference team had an amazing 2nd North American Virtual Reference Online Conference. Please view the session recordings on the website, especially the Keynote Speaker, Meredith Farkas, a faculty librarian at Portland Community College in Oregon. She is the author of the “In Practice” column for American Libraries and the author of the blog Information Wants to be Free.
