Dr. Edward Benoit III

Ph.D., Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

M.L.I.S., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

M.A., History, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

B.A., History, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Dr. Benoit is the coordinator of both the Archival Studies and Cultural Heritage Resource Management programs in the School of Library and Information Science at Louisiana State University. His research focuses on participatory and community archives, archival access, digital collections, and nontraditional archival materials. He founder of the Virtual Footlocker Project that examines personal archiving habits of the 21st century soldier in an effort to develop new digital capture and preservation technologies to support their needs. As an educator, he integrates emerging technology into online courses blending practical applications and theory built upon constructivist and apprenticeship learning styles. In addition to archival courses, he also teaches a required core course for the MLIS and an undergraduate general education course. 

Courses

LIS 2000 Introduction to Information & Society

LIS 7000 Information & Society

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

LIS 7910 Special Topics:  Advanced Seminar in Archives & Cultural Heritage

Research Areas

Community Archives, Participatory Archives, Archival Access, Digital Collections, Audiovisual Materials, and Archival Pedagogy. 

Selected Publications

Benoit, Edward, III. “#MPLP Part 2: Replacing Item-Level Metadata with Social Tags.” American Archivist 81, no. 1 (2018).

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.

Benoit, Edward, III. “Digital V-Mail & the 21st Century Soldier: Preliminary Findings from the Virtual Footlocker Project.” Preservation, Digital Technology & Culture 46, no. 1 (2017): 17-31.

Xie, Iris, and Edward Benoit III. “Search Result List Evaluation versus Document Evaluation: Similarities and Differences.” Journal of Documentation 69, no. 1 (2013): 49-80. 

Selected Presentations

Benoit, Edward, III and A. Mackenzie Roberts. “Louisiana, The State We’re In: Challenges, Collaboration, & Opportunities.” Presented at the Association of Moving Image Archivists, New Orleans, LA, November, 2017.

Benoit, Edward, III. “Moving Image Social Tagging: Professional vs. Amateur Production Comparison.” Presented at the Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, July, 2017.

Benoit, Edward, III. “Temporal and Format Influences on Social Tagging of Moving Images.” Presented at the Society of American Archivists, Atlanta, GA, August, 2016.

Benoit, Edward, III, and Jennifer Ann Stevenson. “@Archivist_Community: UCINET Social Network Analysis and Archivists on Twitter.” Presented at the iConference, Philadelphia, PA, 2016.

Selected Grants/Funded Projects

Benoit, Edward, III. “Social Tagging of Amateur and Professionally Produced Moving Images.” Society of American Archivists Foundation. 2016, $2,400. Funded.

Benoit, Edward, III. “Virtual Footlocker Phase 1: Exploring the Personal Archiving and Recordkeeping Habits of the 21st Century Soldier.” College of Human Sciences & Education Peabody Society Dean’s Circle Grant. 2015, $2,000. Funded.

Benoit, Edward, III. SEC Sponsored Visiting Faculty Travel Grant, SECU. 2015, $1,000. Funded.

Selected Professional/Community Services

Society of American Archivists, Regional Archival Associations Consortium Representative for the Louisiana Archives and Manuscript Association, 2017-present.

Steering Committee, Archival Educators Section, Society of American Archivists, 2016-present.

Meeting Planning Committee, Archival Education and Research Institute, 2017-present

Board of Directors, Louisiana Archives and Manuscripts Association, 2014-2017.

Selected Awards and Honors

Distinguished Alumni Award, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2017.

Beta Phi Mu, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2012

Theodore Saloutos Graduate Research Fellowship, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2007.

Phi Alpha Theta, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2005.