Poster references

This is where many readers will begin, and they may go no further unless you make this section sufficiently interesting. This section needs to be the strongest part of your poster. Refer to your figures here to draw the reader into the main part of your poster. A slightly larger or bolder typeface may add emphasis, though too many different typefaces can look messy. 

Schantz MM, Demiralp R, Greenberg RR, Hays MJ, Parris, RM, Porter BJ, Poster DL, Sander LC, Schiller SB, Sharpless KS, and Wise SA (1997a) Certification of a frozen mussel tissue standard reference material (SRM 1974a) for trace organic constituents. Fresenius J Anal Chem 358 431-440. 

Wise SA, Schantz MM, Poster DL, Lopez de Alda MJ, and Sander LC (2000) Standard reference materials for the determination of trace organic constituents in environmental samples. In Barcelo D, ed. Sample Handling and Trace Analysis of Pollutants Techniques, Applications and Quality Assurance, pp 649-687. Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Yoshinaga Y, Morita M, and Okamoto K (1997) New human hair certified reference material for methylmercury and trace elements. Fresenius J Anal Chem 357 279-283. 

The prescribing information for medicines promoted on posters and exhibition panels at meetings must either be provided on the posters or panels themselves or must be available at the company stand. If the prescribing information is made available at the company stand, this should be referred to on the posters or panels. 

F Add your poster titie, author iist, acknowiedgments, and references... 

The poster text is divided into the same general IMRD sections as the journal article Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion. Similarly, most posters include an Acknowledgments section, some have an abbreviated References section, and all have a title and author list. Most posters do not include an abstract, in part because of space limitations and in part because an abstract already appears in the conference proceedings. Like the journal article, the IMRD structure of the poster follows an hourglass shape. The top (Introduction) and bottom (Discussion) sections have a broader focus, while the middle sections (Methods and Results) have a narrower focus. Each section of the poster can be divided into individual moves or steps that guide viewers in a conventional way through the content of each section. These moves are analyzed in the next part of the chapter. 

The poster Methods section offers a brief snapshot of the methods used in the presented work. (Of course, the Methods section will be more involved if the poster focuses on the development of a new method or procedure.) The essential moves of the Methods section are presented in figure 9.2. First materials and then methods are presented. The term materials is used loosely and refers to chemicals, solvents, standards, samples, and so forth. Similarly, the term methods refers to instrumentation, experimental methods, and/or numerical procedures. Because materials and methods are rather specialized, this section targets a relatively narrow audience. 

As you read through these Discussion sections, you will notice that they are quite short. Moreover, the discussion points within these sections are often used to highlight, explain, or reiterate key findings rather than to truly interpret data. In addition, unlike a journal article, few references are made to the literature. These common practices illustrate that the main emphasis in posters is to present, rather than interpret, results. This emphasis reflects both the newness of the data presented (late-breaking results may not yet be fully understood) and the interactive role of the poster (to promote an exchange of ideas and dialog). 

Citations Citations may be included in a poster Discussion section. (See the discussion of the poster Introduction section, below, for information on citations and references.)... 

Posters generally Include a few citations and a References section. (See chapter 17.)... 

Consider the importance of your research area, more generally, and your own research, more specifically. What background information will your audience need to grasp the importance of this project Identify a few key references that you could include in your Introduction. List the key objectives of your research that are addressed in the poster. Then write the Introduction to your poster. 

We conclude the chapter with a brief examination of two additional poster sections Acknowledgments and References. 

A References section is needed if you cite others works in your poster, unless you inserted an abbreviated reference directly into the text. If you include citations in only one section of your poster (e.g., the Introduction), the References section can be placed at the end of that section otherwise, include the references at the end or bottom of your poster. Format the references with the citation format used in the poster number them in citation order (if you used numerical citations) or arrange them alphabetically (if you used author—date citations). Because of space limitations, references may be abbreviated. Consider the following examples for a poster with numerical citations ... 

F Writing on Your Own Add Your Poster Title, Author List, Acknowledgments, and References... 

Add the title and author list to your poster (see chapter 8). If needed, write References and Acknowledgments sections following recommended formats. Proceed to chapter 10 to work on the layout of your poster. 

In which section are citations most common What is the average number of citations in a poster Where are references listed ... 

Flow refers both to the writing in a poster and to a poster s layout. 

Below are early drafts of the text written for two posters introduced in chapter 9. The drafts were ultimately shortened because of space limitations in the hnal posters. Without referring to the final posters, rewrite each text so that it is more concise aim for the final word/line counts noted for each draft. 

A poster should be easily read from a distance of 5 feet (1.5 m). Your smallest font size should be at least 24 points (1/4 in.). (Point, abbreviated as pt, refers to font size.)... 

The last required section of most written work is the References. This section goes by various names. In journal article and posters, it is often called References or Literature Cited. In proposals, it is often called References Cited. Whatever the name, its purpose is to offer more detailed information about the publications cited within the text, making it easy for readers to retrieve each cited source, if so desired. As the name implies, only the literature cited in the text should be included in the references. The format that you use for your references should parallel the format that you use with in-text citations ... 

For brevity, we focus only on references in journal articles. References in scientific posters are normally truncated versions of journal article references (to conserve space), whereas references in research proposals typically mirror the formats used by journals in the author s field. Moreover, we focus on references to... 

The move structures presented throughout the book are repeated here to serve as convenient references for readers. These move structures depict common organizational frameworks for the various sections of four chemistry genres the journal article, the conference abstract, the scientihc poster, and the research proposal. 

The Problem You are to create a poster with a total area of 300 square inches. In the center of the poster you ll put the printed material in a rectangular box with 2-inch borders on either side. You ll also put 3-inch borders on the top and bottom. The material in the borders is included in the total area of 300 square inches. If the width of the poster is to be X the length, then what are the dimensions of the rectangular area containing the printed material (Refer to Figure 19-9 to help you picture the situation.)... 

Forman then, perhaps referring to the opaque description at the beginning ofText A, explained that the secret of cako was transmitted by tradition from generation to generation, not in texts. When it had been written about, endless tropes had been used to obscure it from posterity. He knew this through his own experience ... 

These new values, unknown to the current author when preparing Reference 3, are from L. P. Timofeeva, T. S. Kutznetsova, K. A. Lukin and S. I. Kozhushkov, Enthalpies of Formation of Hydrocarbons Containing Three-Membered Rings , paper 2.3, p. 62, in Problems in Calorimetry and Chemical Thermodynamics Proceedings of the XII1 All-Union Conference , Poster Vol. 1, Gorky, 1988. 

Butte, W. and Heinzow, B. (1998) Reference values for pentachlorophenol (Referenzwerte fur Pentachlorphenol). Poster, 2nd conference of the International Society of Environmental Medicine. GieEen, 28.-30. August 1998. 

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has developed, published, and disseminated a large number of practical standards to minimize the possibility and effects of fires and explosions. The NFPA also produces reference books, test books, posters, and slide/audio tape programs on fire concerns. A list of a few of the more popular consensus standards related to fire and explosion includes the following ... 

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