Napp, J., & Obertacz, J. (2022, August), Making Space for Students on the Autism Spectrum in the Academic Library  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--40454

\bibitem{asee_peer_40454}
  Napp, J., \& Obertacz, J. (2022, August), \emph{Making Space for Students on the Autism Spectrum in the Academic Library}
  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Minneapolis, MN.
  10.18260/1-2--40454

John Napp and Jennifer Obertacz.  "Making Space for Students on the Autism Spectrum in the Academic Library".  2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, 2022, August.  ASEE Conferences, 2022.  https://peer.asee.org/40454 Internet.  25 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_40454}
  John Napp and Jennifer Obertacz.
  "Making Space for Students on the Autism Spectrum in the Academic Library".
  \emph{2022 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, 2022, August}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2022.
  https://peer.asee.org/40454 Internet.  25 Apr, 2024

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