Originally published in INCITE Magazine Volume 46, Issue 2
Project description: Erin recently completed a research project with a team of librarians from the United States which surveyed autistic people to explore their experiences of applying for jobs in academic libraries. The goal was to listen to peoples’ lived experience to try and determine ways of improving the recruitment process, making it more inclusive and accessible.
The project found people were reluctant to disclose being autistic due to potential stigma and discrimination, and a lack of helpful accommodations, such as providing interview questions in advance.
The research team recommended that people involved in recruitment educate themselves about autism, for universal design principles to be used in recruitment, and for greater clarity and consistency in the process. It is hoped these recommendations will be used to inform staff responsible for recruitment in academic libraries and other organisations in the GLAM sector.
The accepted paper is available on Federation ResearchOnline.
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