Aaron Trehub

  

Aaron Trehub has been the Assistant Dean for Technology and Technical Services at the Auburn University Libraries since 2004. He is responsible for overseeing all aspects of library technology at Auburn, including the integrated library system and discovery tools, digital collections, and the Media and Digital Resource Laboratory (mDRL), a multimedia resource center for students and faculty. 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 an 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 collection building, digital preservation, and the use of digital resources in teaching and research.