Poster sessions comprise visual presentations of information about research or other projects. They offer conference delegates a less formal alternative to contributed papers and plenary sessions, as well as an opportunity to interact directly with those responsible for the presentations.

We accepted posters that address, in particular, activities in the following areas: Digital Initiatives, Knowledge Transfer, International Librarianship and Open Access.

Poster presenters will be allotted a display board (4’ x 8’) and table space. A limited number of electrical connections will be available for electronic poster presentations. If you are planning an electronic poster presentation, you must bring your own laptop computer as well as a standalone version of your presentation. Internet connections will not be available for posters due to the high cost of connections in the hotel.

You will be required to staff your print or electronic poster during a portion of the conference (May 30); posters will be open to viewing by conference delegates for two days of the conference (May 30-31).

Please note that conference registration fees will not be waived for presenters of
posters.

Poster design tips

• Include the title, the author(s), affiliation(s), and a description of the research, highlighting the major elements that are covered in the structured abstract
• Include the title, authors, affiliations, and a description of the research, highlighting the major elements that are covered in the structured abstract
• Posters are visual – add pictures, graphs, charts etc. to make the poster interesting
• Keep text to a minimum and use a large font size so that the poster can be read from a distance
• Keep some white space - don’t overwhelm the reader with too much text or graphics
• Use color creatively
• If you laminate the poster, consider using a low-glare or matte finish
• Consider bringing copies of your poster for hand-out
• Ensure that you poster is set up and taken down at the specified times

Poster design resources:
http://www.soe.uoguelph.ca/webfiles/agalvez/poster/
http://educ.queensu.ca/~ar/poster.htm
http://www.esf.edu/its/html/posterref.htm

Posters from previous conferences:
http://www.chla-absc.ca/assoc/conference.html

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