Gerald Beasley, Vice-Provost & Chief Librarian
The University of Alberta
Gerald Beasley was appointed Vice-Provost and Chief Librarian on July 1, 2013. His previous library experience includes leadership positions at the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal; the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York; and Concordia University, Montreal. He has also worked at the Royal Institute of British Architects and the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine in London, England. He was an ARL Research Libraries Leadership Fellow from 2005-2006. Gerald is a graduate of Oxford University (M.A., English Lang. & Lit.) and University College, London (M.A., Library Studies). He is Past-President of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (2013-2015).