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Everhart, N., Woods, J., & Anderson, A. (2018). Project A+: Serving Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Academic Library. Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1524754052_db70ce00
Project A+ is a research study that discovered solutions to serving academic library users with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The research protocol included working with three diverse academic libraries, librarians, disability services personnel, and students on the autism spectrum to gather data on the types of library settings, activities, services, and materials that students with ASD prefer. This resulting manual for academic librarians is intended to assist them in reducing library anxiety and supporting success in students with ASD and their use of the library. This manual from Project A+ also builds on the successful Florida State IMLS-funded Project PALS (Panhandle Autism Library Services) a set of four online self-paced professional development chapters, available on WebJuncton, that provide practical strategies for librarians in all types of libraries to implement. The PALS exit survey revealed further information – that training, strategies, and real-world models are needed in order for librarians to fully support patrons with ASD at the highest levels, particularly in college and university libraries.
Everhart, N., Woods, J., & Anderson, A. (2018). Project A+: Serving Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Academic Library. Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1524754052_db70ce00
