Douglas D. Schumann Library & Learning Commons: RAMP 2024: Week 4

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Citing

Image Searching

ARTstor This link opens in a new window
Find high resolution art images from libraries, museums, and private collections
As of August 1, 2024, Artstor content is now hosted on JSTOR. Users can download and save images. To save images, users can create a free account. To download images, no account is needed.

Creative Commons Image Search
Search Creative Commons for images marked for reuse. Pay close attention to the "licenses" filter to determine the rules of reuse for each image.
Google Image Search
Google offers an enormous selection of images; however, not all of these images are free of restrictions. Be sure to modify the "Usage Rights" filter to limit your search only to graphics labeled for reuse.
Pexels
Another collection of free to use images.
Pixabay
This site offers a collection of over 1 million images (and videos) available for download free of copyright restrictions. You can view the full licensing terms here: https://pixabay.com/service/license/
Unsplash
A collection of thousands of freely-usable images.

Poster Design

Designing Conference Posters
A guide created by Colin Purrington, Ph.D. on how to design a scientific poster. This includes what to include in a poster and the dos and don'ts of poster designing.
Guide to Effective Poster Design
A guide created by the Argonne National Laboratory on what makes an effective poster with design tips
How to Create a Research Poster
A guide for creating a research poster by New York University. This includes tips on what makes a good poster and design tips.
LinkedIn Learning Poster Design
The instructor Nigel French demonstrates how to use Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign to create eye-catching posters.

Poster Design Tools

Canva
A free-to-use online design tool. You can create presentations, posters, and more.
Pixlr
Free photo editing and design tools

Poster Examples

Best Examples of Scientific Posters
Examples of scientific posters with a list of strengths and ways to improve.
Examples of Practice Posters
Examples of scientific posters of students from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Poster Presentation Examples
Poster examples of undergraduates from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Poster Samples
Examples of scientific posters of students from the University of Texas at Austin. Each example includes a list of strengths and a list on what to improve.

Free Poster Templates

Make Signs: Free Scientific Poster Templates
Need a template to help inspire your poster design? Download one of the (free) Make Signs poster templates (the file will download as a PowerPoint file-type).
Free Research Poster PowerPoint Templates
Fully customizable PowerPoint research poster templates (the file will download as a PowerPoint file-type).

Printing

Print, Copy, Scan

When you are on campus use Follow Me Printing to print, copy, and scan. Each student gets a printing allowance. You can check your remaining print balance at any time. Check out our step-by-step guide to Wentworth printing here: https://library.wit.edu/technology/print

Large format (plotter) printing