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Mary Slatter serves as Reference Librarian at the Wellington Medical and Health Sciences Library, University of Otago, within the Division of Health Sciences. She possesses a Diploma in Library Science (DipLib) from Victoria and a Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) from the University of Otago. Stationed at the Wellington campus, she is available Monday through Friday to assist with reference inquiries, literature searches, and access to health sciences resources for students, academics, and researchers.
Her professional contributions include supporting research efforts at the university, as acknowledged in peer-reviewed publications such as 'Generative AI for patient education in cancer care' (2025), where she aided in developing the search strategy, and 'Notes about me, without me: Research about me, without me' (2026), recognizing her library assistance. Mary Slatter is documented in the University of Otago 2024 Calendar as Reference Librarian. She contributes to library services including LibGuides and database access for the health sciences community.
