Do's and Don'ts of Poster Presentation
Steven M. Block, Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University
http://www.ascb.org/index.cfm?id=1607&navid=112&tcode=nws3&search=1
This guide offers advice on preparing a good scientific poster.

BIO 801, Scientific Literature and Writing: Poster Presentations
http://www.people.eku.edu/ritchisong/posterpres.html
A good guide with very useful illustrations that shows poster elements and designs.

Advice on Designing Scientific Posters
Colin Purrington, Department of Biology, Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania
http://www.swarthmore.edu/NatSci/cpurrin1/posteradvice.htm
This comprehensive resource introduces the poster concept, defines the different sections found on a poster, and provides a bibliography.  Several examples are shown.

Career Development: Providing Poster Sessions
http://cte.umdnj.edu/career_development/career_posters.cfm
Links to 19 sites (all in this guide).

Communication and Citation in the Sciences
Humboldt State University Library
http://library.humboldt.edu/%7Erls/authorship.htm
This research guide lists print and web resources that provide 1) guidance in the preparation of scholarly papers, oral presentations, and posters; 2) tips for organizing and citing references; and 3) utilities for online language translation and file conversion.

Creating Effective Poster Presentations
http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/NewSite/index.html
This revised site provides instructions for step-by-step development of effective posters and offers great examples of posters done for research. The authors address planning and development, software options, formatting and layout. In addition, poor poster techniques are discussed.

Creating a Poster Using MS PowerPoint
http://sphcm.washington.edu/practicum/require_3c.asp#after
This guide provides instructions for creating a poster presentation using PowerPoint.

Designing Effective Posters
http://www.kumc.edu/SAH/OTEd/jradel/Poster_Presentations/PstrStart.html
This 29-page tutorial is one of three Kansas University Medical Center Web sites on Effective Presentations. This site illustrates elements of layout and design for poster presentations, common errors in design and how to avoid them, and it provides a convenient reference for students and faculty. Click on these topics for descriptive details: Planning the poster, creating the title banner, layout of the poster, dealing with illustrations and with text, and poster assembly. There are even a few Folklore, Tidbits & Hints. An example of a poster presentation with a quiz at the end is provided.

Expanded Guidelines for Giving a Poster Presentation
http://asp.org/education/howto_onPosters.html
This document has been compiled to provide some helpful guidelines on effective ways to present scientific information.

How to Make a Great Poster
http://www.aspb.org/education/poster.cfm
Design suggestions regarding layout, formatting, and color selection are shared on this American Society of Plant Biologists education site.

How to Make a Poster?  Posters Have Advantages Over Talks!
http://www.bio.vu.nl/thb/users/tmbm99/poster.html
This site provides reasons for creating a poster to present research, and discusses formatting considerations.

Introduction: Poster Sessions
http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/speaking/poster/index.cfm
Colorado State University’s writing guide is a great place to start when faced with a poster assignment. Straight-forward instructions and guidance along with examples and additional resources steer tenderfeet and veterans in effective design.

Poster Presentation of Research Work
http://lorien.ncl.ac.uk/ming/Dept/Tips/present/posters.htm
A textual description of how to plan and deliver a poster presentation (compiled by the Chemical and Process Engineering Department at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne [U.K.]).

Poster Presentations: Designing Effective Posters
University of Buffalo Library
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/asl/guides/bio/posters.html
Poster sessions are frequently used as a means to convey information in a brief format (typically 4' x 8') in classrooms, conferences and symposia, and workshops. Designing effective poster presentations is an art unto itself. This guide provides resources to make the process easier.

The Poster Session:  A Guide for Preparation
http://www.sou.edu/aaaspd/PosterPrep.html
A detailed account of preparing a poster (session) presentation.

Preparing Professional Scientific Posters
http://www.ce.umn.edu/~smith/supplements/poster/guide.htm
This poster mini-course provides a bullet list for start-to-finish poster design guidance.

Tips for Effective Poster Presentations
http://www.osti.gov/em52/workshop/tips-exhibits.html
The U.S. Department of Energy site provides a rather comprehensive document series on effective poster design, including a Guidelines for Preparation of Online Poster Presentations http://www.osti.gov/em52/workshop/em52-gl.html

Tips for Presenting Your Research in a Poster Presentation
The Evergreen State College, Office of Institutional Research and Assessment
http://www.evergreen.edu/institutionalresearch/pdf/Tips%20for%20Preparing%20a%20Poster%20Presentation.pdf