Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-2018

DOI

10.5860/crl.79.5.645

Publication Title

College & Research Libraries

Volume

79

Issue

5

Pages

645-658

Abstract

Increased prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnoses within the general population is reflected in the growing number of college and university students with ASD. This exploratory study used an unobtrusive qualitative content analysis design to explore the experiences of students with ASD in academic libraries. It seeks to understand their questions and concerns, as well as their experiences in using the library and library resources. Using the social model of disability studies, this study allows for voices of students with ASD to be presented in their own words, not through the perceptions of parents, caregivers, faculty, or staff. ©2018 Amelia Anderson

Comments

Article is open access under the a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Original Publication Citation

Anderson, A. (2018). Autism and the academic library: A study of online communication. College & Research Libraries, 79(5), 645-658. doi:10.5860/crl.79.5.645

ORCID

0000-0001-5503-3940

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