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How to Cite an Informational Poster

When you're writing an academic paper, a book or an article, how to format your reference list at the end is the last thing you want to worry about. If you'd like to cite an informational poster you saw in a conference presentation, at a seminar or in symposium proceedings, there are reputable style guides to help you do so. A poster session, or poster presentation, can be used to refer to more than one poster used in the same presentation.

Instructions

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      Decide what style guide is appropriate for your document (e.g., Chicago style is often used for book manuscripts and general texts, MLA style for academic papers). Ideally you will apply this style to the entire text, including your citations list. If you can get a copy of the style guide, it will help you determine the style of other citations.

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      Gather information about the poster you are citing. No matter what style you are using, you will need to note the following things about the poster: author/s (often the presenter/s), title, event where poster was presented and location of the event.

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      Form your citation based on the information you've gathered and the style you've chosen. Here are two common styles you can follow:

      Chicago Style
      Most American books follow the Chicago Manual of Style, and the handbook offers a certain way of citing what it terms "poster papers". The authors of the poster come first, followed by a period. The year is next, followed by a period. The name of the poster is then cited with only the first letter of the first word capitalized (unless there are proper nouns in the title). After the title, insert a period and write "Poster presented at" with the name of the event following and a comma before the location of the event.

      For example: Willette, Fiona M., and Andrew A. Moss. 2009. The effects of climate change across the lower United States. Poster presented at the annual meeting of Southerners Fighting the Climate Crisis, San Angelo, TX.

      NLM Style
      If your text is of a medical nature, you may be called upon to cite references using the style of the National Library of Medicine. Begin with the authors' names, followed by a period. Next comes the title of the poster, with only the first letter of the first word capitalized (unless there are proper nouns in the title), and then a period. Follow it with "Poster session presented at:" with the name of the event following, initial letter capitalized. Then include the number of the event, if there is one, a semicolon, the abbreviated date, another semicolon and the location.

      For example: Willette FM, Moss AA. The efficacy of cardiac arrest treatment in North Carolina hospitals. Poster session presented at: Innovations in cardiology. 3rd Annual Meeting of North Carolina Cardiologists; 2009 Jul 17; Asheville, NC.

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