How to use this poster template
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Read the overview of the Researcher@Library Week poster competition, and browse
some of the examples here: http://library.unimelb.edu.au/research/researcher@libraryweek/poster-competition
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Right click on Slide 3 in the left-hand panel (the template slide) and select ‘Duplicate
Slide’
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Edit the duplicated slide with your information.
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Once you’ve finished your poster:
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Save a copy of the PowerPoint file.
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Delete all the other slides, except the slide with your poster.
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Select: File > Save as, Save as type: PDF (*.pdf) and select the option: Standard (publishing online and
printing), to save your poster as a PDF.
Email your PDF file to scieng-lib@unimelb.edu.au with the subject line: ‘Research Week
Poster Competition Entry’
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If the file is too large to attach to an email, send us the link to your poster on Dropbox, Google Drive or
CloudStor https://cloudstor.aarnet.edu.au/filesender/
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We will print your poster for you, using the PDF you submit.
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You are responsible for proof-reading your poster before submission, see the tips
on the next slide.
Tips for creating your poster
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Replace the text in the template by typing in your own text, or copy and paste your text
from a Microsoft Word document or similar.
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Use the template as it is, or be creative and change the layout, text boxes, colours
and fonts, just make sure you:
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Do not change the layout of the top and bottom banners on the poster.
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Include the required information on the poster as specified in the template.
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The body text / font size should be no smaller than 14 pt.
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Do not change the Page Setup in PowerPoint (your poster will be printed on A1 sized
paper, in landscape orientation).
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Remove the images in the template and add your own images to support your
descriptions such as data visualisations, graphs or charts, an infographic, tables, photos,
images, or a photo of you with your favourite librarians.
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To check the graphics quality of your PDF file, select View > Zoom > Actual Size. If your
graphics are looking grainy or blurry you need to increase their size/quality
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Check that your text is not clipped or obscured.
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Make sure you use a valid Twitter handle: the posters will be displayed outside the
Eastern Resource Centre (ERC) Library and people will be encouraged to tweet poster
authors with questions and comments.
Your
Photo
Your Name
Career Stage, Research Area
@Twitterhandle email@unimelb.edu.au http://www.yourwebpage.com
My Research
My Library Services and Spaces
My Digital Toolbox
What I Would Really Like
A short research abstract.
Describe library services and facilities that have helped you
with your research.
Describe the online tools, software and apps you use for your
research.
Have you got some ideas for new or improved services,
resource, tools or facilities the library could provide to better
support your research?
Word limit: 150 – 250 words
Examples of library services and facilities include:
For tips on writing a research abstract see:
http://services.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/47
1274/Writing_an_Abstract_Update_051112.pdf
Research consultations, library classes, webinars, and drop-in
sessions, assistance via a library service desk or library chat
Student IT support, and computing/printing facilities
Interlibrary loans, BONUS, CAVAL
Online databases: e.g. Web of Science, Scopus etc.
You may include images to support your description
Reference management software, e.g. EndNote or RefWorks
Assistance from the University Digitisation Centre
Assistance with research data management from the Digital
Scholarship team
Assistance from the eScholarship Research Centre (ESRC)
Assistance from the Archives or Cultural Collections staff
LibX browser extension
Source It @ Melbourne to find the ful-text
Search alerts, Table of Contents (TOC) alerts, RSS feeds
Further examples include:
Mendeley, Papers, Zotero, JabRef
You may include images to support your description
Image: Chart, Microsoft Clip Art
Describe them here!
Discovery, Library Catalogue, Digital Repository
Library Subject Research Guides (LibGuides)
Study spaces, project rooms, corrals
You may include
images to support
your description
Examples of library provided tools include:
Github, BitBucket, FigShare
Dropbox, Google Drive
Image: Co-authorship
network map of physicians
publishing on hepatitis C
(detail), taken on December
16, 2012, by Andy Lamb, ,
Accessed on 30/09/2015,
https://flic.kr/p/dBevb3
MATLAB, ArcGIS
NVivo, SPSS
How I Publish and Promote my
Research
My Information Resources
How have you published and promoted your research so far,
or how do you plan to?
Theses, newspapers, standards, patents
OR
How do you strategically identify places to publish your
research in the future?
For example:
Deposited thesis or other publications the University of
Melbourne repository.
Researcher identifiers or profiles: ORCID, ResearcherID,
Mendeley, ResearchGate etc…
You may include images to
support your description
Image: Emerging Media - Twitter Bird,
taken on February 15, 2013, by
mkhmarketing, Accessed on 30/09/2015,
https://flic.kr/p/dV5KXX
Examples: eJournals, eBooks, Printed Books, Journals
You may include
images to
support
your description
Chemical information, statistics, data, company and industry
information, Maps, GIS data
DVDs, CDs, sheet music, and online music and video
collections
Education curriculum collections,
e.g. kits, picture books
Microforms: microfilm, microfiche
Grainger Museum , Archives,
Special Collections,
e.g. rare books, print collection
Image: Mixed apps, Microsoft Clip Art
My Information Management Tips
References or Acknowledgements
Share your top information management tips here.
List references for resources you have used to create your
poster here.
For example, how do you manage your
references, PDF file, images or data?
Do you have any workflow or productivity tips?
You can also list the names of people who helped with your
project or poster.
Are there any apps you use?
You may include images
to support your description.
You may include images to
support your description.
Image: Young Woman with Laptop,
by Petr Kratochvil, Accessed on 30/09/2015,
Make sure you also consider copyright, particularly when
adding images to your poster, see:
http://www.unimelb.edu.au/copyright/information/fastfind/sour
cingimages.html
Image: The Difficulty Cycle, Microsoft Clip Art
License: Public Domain
Supporting you through the research process
library.unimelb.edu.au/research