A poster session is the presentation of research information by an individual or members of a research team. Poster presentations or sessions have become a major format of communication at academic conferences or meetings. Check with the sponsoring conference, association, or agency for guidelines and deadlines for submission.
For the full library guide on Poster Presentations: Poster Presentation Design
Note: It is important to provide the source for any images included on the poster.
Font size and lettering
Colors and white space
Formatting
Statistics and graphs (illustrations, photographs, charts and graphs)
Citation management tools allow a user to organize and retrieve information, such as citations for books, articles, and Web sites. Two popular tools are Zotero and Mendeley.
Provide citations on a poster when paraphrasing other's work as you would in a research paper.
Always cite image sources.