This document lists 9 references for resources on designing effective scientific posters. The references provide advice and guidelines from various sources such as academic websites, library guides, and published books and articles on topics like poster design, creating effective abstracts, and tips for successful poster sessions. Most of the references were cited between 2010 and 2005 and are available online.

1. References
Advice on designing scientific posters [cited 5/19/2010 2010]. Available from http://www.swarthmore.edu/NatSci/cpurrin1/posteradvice.htm (accessed
5/19/2010).
Writing guide: Poster sessions [cited 5/6/2010 2010]. Available from http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/speaking/poster/ (accessed 5/6/2010).
American Library Association. Information for poster session presenters. [cited 5/6/2010 2010]. Available from http://www.lib.jmu.edu/org/ala/guidelines.aspx
(accessed 5/6/2010).
External Relations. UNLV PowerPoint poster presentation templates. [cited 06/04 2010]. Available from
http://staff/index.php/PowerPoint_Poster_Session_Templates .
Fraser, Jane. 2009. Creating effective conference abstracts and posters in biomedicine :500 tips for success . Oxford; New York: Radcliffe Pub.
Gosling, Peter J. 1999. Scientist's guide to poster presentations. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Pub.
Hazard, Brenda L. 2007. A recipe for successful poster sessions. International Journal of Listening 21, (2) (05): 162­5, http://ezproxy.library.unlv.edu/login?
url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ufh&AN=26884854&site=ehost­live.
———. 2006. Poster session alphabet soup: A recipe for success. College & Research Libraries News 67, (7): 423­424.
Kaufmann, Frances, and Mallery, Mary. Poster power ALA 2005 poster session home page. 2005 [cited 5/6/2010 2010]. Available from
http://www.njla.org/njacrl/ALA05PosterPower.html (accessed 5/6/2010).