Edward Benoit, III, PhD
Edward Benoit, III, PhD
Director, School of Information Studies
Associate Professor
PhD: Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2014
Master's Degree(s): MLIS, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2009; MA (History), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2009
Bachelor's Degree(s): BA, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2006
223B Peabody Hall
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
O: (225) 578-3158
F: (225) 578-4581
Biography
Edward Benoit, III is the Director and Associate Professor in the School of Information Studies at Louisiana State University. He coordinates the archival studies and cultural heritage resource management programs. He received an MA in History, MLIS and PhD in Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. His research focuses on participatory and community archives, non-traditional archival materials, climate change, and archival education. He is the founder and director of the Virtual Footlocker Project, which examines the personal archiving habits of the 21st century soldier in an effort to develop new digital capture and preservation technologies to support their needs. He also directs PROTECCT-GLAM, an IMLS-funded project focused on identify climate-change-related risks for GLAMs.
Dr. Benoit is also an affiliated faculty member in the LSU College of Art & Design's Doctor of Design in Cultural Preservation program.
Courses Taught
LIS 2000 Introduction to Information & Society
LIS 2003 Information and Internet Environments
LIS 7000 Information & Society
LIS 7008 Information Technologies and Systems
LIS 7009 Understanding Research
LIS 7408 Introduction to Archival Theory, Principles & Practice
LIS 7504 Preservation Management of Physical Records
LIS 7506 Preservation & Digitization of Audiovisual Materials
LIS 7702 Seminar in Advanced Archival Appraisal
LIS 7704 Archival Arrangement & Description
Research Areas
Community Archives, Participatory Archives, Archival Pedagogy, Non-traditional Archival Materials, and Climate Change.
Selected Publications
Benoit, Edward, III, Jill C. Trepanier, Jennifer K. Vanos, Emily E. Fisher, Kaitlyn R. Bailey, Gisel Guzman-Echavarria, Annie Waddel, and Reilly Corkran. "PROTECCT-GLAM: Preliminary Analysis of a Categorical Climate Change Risk Assessment Scale for Archives." Archives & Records (2026): 1-29. https://doi.org/10.1080/23257962.2026.2652089.
Martell, Allan & Edward Benoit, III. "An Opportunity to Stay Connected: Documenting Personal Communication Records of Military Personnel." Archival Science, 24 (2023).
Martell, Allan & Edward Benoit, III. “The Genre of Love Me Binders: U.S. Military Veterans Documenting their Service.” Archivaria, 95 (2023).
Benoit, Edward, III, and Alexandra Eveleigh, eds. Participatory Archives: Theory & Practice (London: Facet Publishing, 2019).
Benoit, Edward, III and Donald C. Force. "One Size Does Not Fit All: Graduate Archival Education in the 21st Century." American Archivist 82, no. 1 (2019): 24-52.
Benoit, Edward, III. “#MPLP Part 1: Comparing Domain Expert and Novice Social Tags in a Minimally Processed Digital Archive.” American Archivist 80, no. 2 (2017): 145-176.
Selected Presentations
Benoit, Edward, III, Heather Soyka, and Emilie Rodriguez. “The Virtual Footlocker Project 2.0: Supporting Vietnam-Era Veterans.” Society of American Archivists. New Orleans, LA, August 2026.
Benoit, Edward, III, and Reilly Corkran. “The PROTECCT-GLAM Project: A National Categorical Climate Risk Assessment Scale for U.S. Archival Repositories.” Archival Education & Research Institute. Vancouver, BC, July 2026.
Benoit, Edward, III, Jill Trepanier, Jennifer Vanos, and Krista M. Hollis. “Preparing, Identifying, and Responding to the Archival Impacts of Climate Change.” Society of American Archivists, Anaheim, CA, August 2025.
Vanos, Jennifer, Jill Trepanier, and Edward Benoit, III. “Preparing, Identifying, and Responding to the Archival Impacts of Climate Change.” American Meteorological Society, New Orleans, LA, January 2025.
Benoit, Edward, III, Jill Trepanier, and Krista Hollis. “Preparing, Identifying, and Responding to the Archival Impacts of Climate Change.” Association of Moving Image Archivists, Milwaukee, WI, December 2024.
Selected Grants & Funded Projects
Benoit, Edward, III, and Jill Trepanier. "Evaluating Cultural Heritage Institutions' Vulnerability to Climate Change." Mellon Foundation, 2025. $200,000. Funded.
Benoit, Edward, III, and Heather Soyka. "VFP 2: Supporting Vietnam-Era Veterans' Documentation of Their Military Record." Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2025. $91,430. Funded.
Benoit, Edward, III, Jill Trepanier, and Jennifer Vanos. “PROTECCT-GLAM: Risk of The Environment’s Changing Climate Threats for Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums.” Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2022. $458,963. Funded.
Benoit, Edward, III. "Virtual Footlocker Project: Developing a User-Centered Framework for Digital Preservation of Active Duty and Veteran Personal Records.” Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2018. $390,706. Funded.
Selected Professional & Community Service
Louisiana Historical Records Advisory Board, Board Member, 2022-present.
Preservation, Digital Technology & Culture, Editorial Board Member 2019-present, Book Reviews Editor, 2019-2022.
Archival Education and Research Institute, Steering Committee Chair, 2022-present.
Graduate Archival Education Subcommittee, Society of American Archivists, Member, 2018-2019, Vice-Chair 2019-2020, Chair 2020-2021.
Steering Committee, Archival Educators Section, Society of American Archivists, Member, 2016-2018, Chair, 2018-2019.
Awards & Honors
SEC Academic Leadership Development Program Fellowship, Louisiana State University, 2026.
Exemplary Leadership Award, College of Human Sciences & Education, Louisiana State University, 2026.
LSU Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award, Louisiana State University, 2024.
Distinguished Teaching Award, College of Human Sciences & Education, Louisiana State University, 2024.
Excellence in Teaching Award, Association of Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), 2023.
TAF Undergraduate Teaching Award, Louisiana State University, 2018.
Russell B. Long Professor, 2018-2020.
Distinguished Alumni Award, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2017.