Final Option #2 : Poster

Watch the video below for an overview of the requirements for the poster option for the Final
(Link to video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgDT6M-JHCQ)

FINAL Option 2: Create a poster about using a library service, a research skill or a database, etc.

Size: Approximately 2' X 3' (but the poster could be done in several 8 1/2" X 11" sections)

Be creative as you want. Please don’t simply print screenshots from a website and leave it at that. You will need to add your own content and interpretations.

Remember to include things like: directions to the database, web addresses, help documents, library’s website, scope of database, years of coverage, is it free via LiLI or paid for by Boise State, etc.

Additionally:

Turn in separately: a bibliography of at least 4 sources (with a brief annotation) related to your poster. This bibliography will be used to help demonstrate some of the research skills we have been practicing in this course.

The bibliography will:

1. Be in MLA or APA style (if you want to use another please let me know beforehand)

2. Will contain a book

3. Will contain a website

4. Will contain a journal or magazine article

5. Annotate each item in your bibliography with:

a. A sentence on your search strategy to locate the item (what tool did you use, what terms did you search). IT IS STRONGLY SUGGESTED you use library information resources to locate your items if possible.

b. A sentence describing the authority of the source or author

A note on bibliography: If your source doesn’t lend itself readily to having references, works cited, or further reading – consider locating book or product reviews,

Possible tools to use in creating your poster: Powerpoint, Photoshop, Word, Microsoft Publisher, poster board, colored paper, etc.

– You may also inquire about making a digital poster that is shown in class via the projecter.