Libraries and digital culture
Guylaine Beaudry is vice-provost of digital strategy and university librarian. She will join the RSC’s Academy of the Arts and Humanities.
Co-founder of Érudit, the leading scholarly journal publishing platform in Canada, Beaudry’s accomplishments allow hundreds of thousands of researchers and students to benefit from scholarly publications and data.
At Concordia, she has taken on numerous important roles, including leading the ambitious three-year Webster Library Transformation on Sir George Williams Campus.
Since 2017, Beaudry has been spearheading the development of the university’s digital strategy as a next-generation university. This work has included an environmental scan, a student survey and a series of consultations as well as the Concordia President’s Speaker Series on Digital Futures.
Currently, the digital strategy team under Beaudry’s leadership is working on eight different projects that will contribute to enhancing the quality of Concordia’s services and digital offerings.
Joining the ranks of the RSC is another important milestone in Beaudry’s academic career.
“I am honoured to count myself among the members of the Academie des lettres et des sciences humaines. This appointment speaks volumes of the importance the society places on the digital transformation of libraries and universities at large,” Beaudry says.
“The relationships I foster through the RSC will help me continue to expand the scope and impact of my work at Concordia.”