Conference Poster Sessions from ALA Wiki

The information below was taken from the Professional Tips section of the ALA Wiki at http://wikis.ala.org/professionaltips/index.php/Conference_Poster_Sessions

• Poster sessions are a popular means for sharing current research or the mechanisms of recent projects. And yes, there are resources available from ALA and its units for you to use as models for your own program.
• The ALA Poster Sessions site has a brief list of pointers, “Tips for Presenters,” along with lists of the topics presented at the last two conferences and pictures of posters.
• There are also some guidelines for the LITA National Forum.
• The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) offers Virtual Conference Online Poster Sessions substituting a PowerPoint presentation for the poster board.
• ACRL Members: see “Poster session alphabet soup,” by Brenda Hazard. This A-Z guide to creating a successful poster session experience was published in C&RL News, July/August 2006, volume 67, No. 7.
• ALA Emerging Leaders (2007 class) wiki page on posters, with sample sessions

Resources from other organizations on how to create a poster session:

• Colorado State University Writing Guides:Poster Sessions
• Do’s and Don’ts of Poster Presentation, by Steven M. Block. 5-page PDF with practical tips
• The Poster Session: A Guide for Preparation, by Carol Waite Connor. Nice 4-page PDF with line drawings and print bibliography.
• Research Posters 101, from Crossroads, the ACM Student Magazine
• University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) Poster Session Basics
  has links to other sites.
• There is also a Group photo pool for Posters on Flickr.

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Handout: Research Poster Cheat Sheet from Research Day – 2008

Research Poster Cheat Sheet from Andrew Bain, Tompkins-McCaw Library, VCU Libraries.

This handout was distributed at VCU Research Day on Thursday, March 27, 2008.

Useful Resource – MAC Posters and Papers Mentor Program

Posters and Papers Mentor Program

One of the greatest benefits of attending the annual MAC meetings is the opportunity to network with colleagues. By sharing your experiences, accomplishments, and ideas through participation in poster or contributed paper sessions, the likelihood of connecting with others that have common interests is greatly increased.

To ensure all our members have the opportunity to make the most out of the annual meetings, a mentoring program has been established to provide support for MAC members with little or no experience in preparing posters or presenting papers. If you would like to take advantage of this program, an experienced mentor will be assigned to you to assist with the following:

• Preparing and submitting the paper or poster abstract
• Providing advice on poster content, design, graphics, and printing
• Helping with paper content, organization, and presentation

To help you get started now with posters, the 1/9/07 NN/LM SE/A presentation on using PowerPoint to make posters and sample PowerPoint posters is available at http://nnlm.gov/sea/services/webconf/Jan2007/jan092007.html