Poster Power ALA 2005 Poster Session Home Page

Poster Power:
Planning and Producing Effective Poster Sessions

Presented at ALA Annual Conference 2005 by: Frances Kaufmann, ACRL New Jersey Chapter President 2004-2005, and Mary Mallery, Ph.D., Montclair State University

Photo of ALA 2005 Poster Power Poster Session

Abstract:
Poster sessions address important issues, discuss innovative library programs, celebrate success stories, document research studies, and demonstrate problem solving strategies. Presenters will discuss new formats for making posters come to life and break out of Flatland; review models for how to tell your library's story most effectively; discuss poster protocols and guidelines; and give tips on how to submit a successful proposal for regional and national conferences.

Poster Session Resources:

Fran Kaufmann's Powerpoint: "Writing a Winning Poster Session Proposal";
Mary Mallery's Powerpoint: "Poster Power: Planning and Production for Effective Poster Sessions";
ALA 2005 Conference Poster Abstracts Booklet online at:http://www.lib.jmu.edu/org/ala/abstracts/
Print and Online Poster Session Resource List
Photos and abstracts of poster sessions presented at the New Jersey Library Association Conference in April, 2005

_{This page is maintained by}Mary Mallery, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Technical Services, Montclair State University Sprague Library. Last updated 7/11/05.