Library Administration

Library Administration handles internal and external administrative matters for the Libraries, providing managerial leadership, strategic planning, resource management, development/fundraising, and direction of the overall operations of the University Libraries.

The Library Administration Office is open Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm. 

Note: Library Administration is closed on the following holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and day after, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. 

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Administrators/Staff

Mark R. Watson
Interim Dean of Libraries
Associate Dean of Libraries, Research Services
(541) 346-1896, mrwatson@uoregon.edu

Susan Breakenridge
Assistant Dean, Administrative Services
(541) 346-2682, sjb1@uoregon.edu

Helen Chu
Associate Dean of Libraries, Chief Academic Technology Officer
(541) 346-1235, helenc@uoregon.edu

Justin Demsky
Fiscal Coordinator
(541) 346-1893, jdemsky@uoregon.edu

Abigail Erwin
Executive Assistant to Dean of Libraries
(541) 346-1894, abigail@uoregon.edu

Shelley Harshe
Administrative Operations Manager
(541) 346-1891, sharshe@uoregon.edu

Crystal K. Karlsen
Human Resources Specialist
(541) 346-1898, ckarlsen@uoregon.edu

Jan Smith
Administrative Assistant
(541) 346-3056, jansmith@uoregon.edu

Erin Stoddart
Strategic Projects and Grants Development Librarian
(541) 346-1874, estodd@uoregon.edu