Edward Benoit, III, Ph.D.
Associate Director & Associate Professor in the School of Information Studies (SIS) at Louisiana State University
Dr. Benoit is the coordinator of the archival studies and cultural heritage resource management programs in SIS. 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 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.