The Benefits of Hosting a Poster Competition in an Academic Library

Students preparing for careers in the sciences benefit from learning to communicate scientific information. Poster competitions give students the ability to practice written and oral communications skills. Over the last five years the Harold B. Lee Library has hosted a life sciences undergraduate po...

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Published inCollege & research libraries Vol. 84; no. 4; pp. 495 - 512
Main Authors Frost, Megan E, Goates, Michael C, Nelson, Gregory M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago Association of College and Research Libraries 01.07.2023
American Library Association
Subjects
Academic Libraries
Communication Skills
Competition
COVID-19
Distance Education
In Person Learning
Oral Language
Pandemics
Science Education
Undergraduate Students
Visual Aids
Written Language
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Summary:Students preparing for careers in the sciences benefit from learning to communicate scientific information. Poster competitions give students the ability to practice written and oral communications skills. Over the last five years the Harold B. Lee Library has hosted a life sciences undergraduate poster competition. Here we share our experience hosting a traditional in-person competition and a virtual competition adapted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We also discuss survey feedback we received from participating students. Our program illustrates how academic libraries can foster the development of scientific communication skills and promote information literacy through a student research poster competition.
ISSN:0010-0870
2150-6701
2150-6701
DOI:10.5860/crl.84.4.495