Annie Benefiel

Annie Benefiel is the Head of Special Collections in Irwin Library. She holds a Masters of Science in Library and Information Science (MS LIS) with a concentration in Archives Management from Simmons University and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Ball State University. Before coming to Butler, she was the University Archivist and Digital Collections Librarian at Grand Valley State University, and previously held both professional and paraprofessional positions in archives and special collections at the University of Florida, Yale University and Ball State University. She has served on the Governance Board of ArchivesSpace, a community-supported archival collection management application, and was appointed to the Michigan State Historical Records Advisory Board from 2022 to 2025.  Her scholarly interests include archival project management and supporting communities through digital collections.