On these pages we’ve aimed to gather items that have 2 purposes:
- A collection of resources that focus on neurodiversity and libraries and archives.
- A list of organisations and resources to signpost to when an individual is in crisis.
Although we regularly review and curate these lists, we are not in control of content that is on these third party websites and resources. We are a group of volunteers using our spare time to create this, so we would really appreciate your help in doing the work. Please get in touch using the web form below to let us know about new resources we could add, and your thoughts on anything that should be removed.
Books
- Rosen, S. (2023). ‘Disability in the library and librarianship’ in Mills, M. and Sanchez, R. (eds.) Crip authorship: Disability as Method. Open Square.
- Martin, J. (2026). ‘Creating Healthy Library Workplaces: Five Factors That Improve Employee Engagement and Satisfaction‘. Bloomsbury.
Research & Reports
- Melanie Best (2025). “How Inclusive Is Higher Education for Female Disabled Staff? Stigmas & Stoppers.” Disability & Society, June, 1–22.
- Clare Camp and Dr. Jayne Finlay (2025). “The experiences of neurodivergent Library and Information Science [LIS] professionals working in academic libraries – a case study.” The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 51 (5).
- Rachael Anne Cohen et al (2025). “Autistic Librarians in the Academic Library Hiring Process.” College & Research Libraries, 86 (5)
- Yi Wan and Kim M. Thompson (2025). “Conceptualising Belonging: How LIS Education Can Cultivate a Truly Inclusive Future for Neurodivergent and Disabled Information Professionals.” Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association, 1–22.
- Michaela DE Meyer (2024). “Communicative Interventions for Autistic Employees in Academic Workplaces.” Ought: The Journal of Autistic Culture, 6(1).
- Christine M. Moeller (2024). Neurodivergent Supervisors Leading Change in Libraries. Neurodiversity at Work Research Conference Submission.
- Lori Giles-Smith and Emma Popowich (2023). “Autistic Employees in Canadian Academic Libraries Barriers, Opportunities, and Ways Forward.” Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship, 9:1-22.
- Manwiller, K.Qet al (2023). “Hidden barriers: The experience of academic librarians and archivists with invisible illnesses and/or disabilities.” College & Research Libraries, 85(5), 645-677
- Jocelyn Swick-Jemison (2023). “ADHD and the Early Career Teaching Librarian: An Autoethnography.” Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship, 9(December):1-16.
- Katherine Maddock (2022). To what extent are autistic library staff in the UK supported in their workplace? Dissertation. University College London.
- Amelia Anderson (2021). “Job Seeking and Daily Workforce Experiences of Autistic Librarians.” The International Journal of Information, Diversity & Inclusion, 5(3):38-63.
- Anderson, A. (2021). “Exploring the workforce experiences of autistic librarians through accessible and participatory approaches.” Library & Information Science Research, 43(2).
Reading Lists & Resources
Relevant Events
Organisations
Videos
- Christina Kamposiori (2025). Embedding diversity and inclusion in research library recruitment practices. CALC Conference. YouTube.
- Christine M. Moeller (2025). Librarianship’s marginalisation of neurodivergent librarians. CALC Conference. YouTube.
- The Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (2024). Library Accessibility Alliance (LAA) Webinar: Transforming Librarianship to Model Neuroinclusion in Libraries. Vimeo.
- Wales Higher Education Libraries Forum (2024). WHELF EDI Teach Meet on “Neurodiversity and recruitment in the library sector.” Zoom.
- Wisconsin Valley Library Service (2024). We Are Already Here: The Workplace Experiences of Neurodivergent Library Workers. YouTube.
- Christie Peters (2023). Becoming a Neuroinclusive Manager. CALM Conference. YouTube.
- Christine M. Moeller (2022). Fostering Disability Inclusion and Empowering Neurodivergent Library Workers. CALM Conference. YouTube.
- Autism Career Pathways (2020). Lauren the Autistic Librarian. YouTube.
