Biography

Aaron Trehub joined the Auburn University Libraries in 2004. He has served the libraries in a number of capacities and is currently the Assistant Dean for Technology and Head of the Special Collections & Archives Department. He is responsible for overseeing all aspects of library technology at Auburn, including the integrated library system, discovery tools, network administration, digital asset management, digital collections, and digital preservation. Aaron has served as a co-principal investigator or project director on two IMLS National Leadership Grants that led to the creation of a statewide digital repository (AlabamaMosaic: 2001-2004) and the LOCKSS-based Alabama Digital Preservation Network (ADPNet: 2006-2008). Aaron came to Auburn from the University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign, where he held the rank of associate professor of library administration and managed two Web-based, revenue-generating reference services. Before becoming a librarian, Aaron was trained as a Russian specialist and worked as a research analyst at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Munich, Germany. Aaron has a B.A. from McGill University, an M.A. from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), and an MLS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is especially interested in digital libraries, digital preservation, digital scholarship, and the application of new technologies to archives and archival processing. He is also interested in modern U.S. history and the effects of information technology on personal privacy and civil society.