Gerald Beasley, image © U AlbertaGerald Beasley, university librarian at Concordia University in Montreal and former ARL RLLF fellow, has been appointed vice-provost and chief librarian at the University of Alberta, effective July 1, 2013, for a five-year term. For details, see the May 1, 2013, news releases from Alberta, "New Chief Librarian Drawn by UAlberta's Leadership Profile," and Concordia, "Concordia University Librarian Heads to UAlberta."