Publication Characteristics

Poster

Work consisting of single or multi-sheet notices made to attract attention to events, activities, causes, goods, or services. They are for posting, usually in a public place and are chiefly pictorial. They are intended to make an immediate impression from a distance. Posters do not include poster presentations at conferences and meetings. (From Thesaurus for Graphic Materials II: Genre and Physical Characteristic Headings, 1995)

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Abstract

Work consisting of single or multi-sheet notices made to attract attention to events, activities, causes, goods, or services. They are for posting, usually in a public place and are chiefly pictorial. They are intended to make an immediate impression from a distance. Posters do not include poster presentations at conferences and meetings. (From Thesaurus for Graphic Materials II: Genre and Physical Characteristic Headings, 1995)

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Indexing Annotation

This heading is used as a Publication Type. not for poster presentations at meetings; The Publication Types ADVERTISEMENT & BROADSIDE are also available. Posters as a subject are indexed under the main heading POSTERS AS TOPIC. INDEXER: Do not use

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History Note

2008(1997)

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  1. V02.355w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Poster. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019519. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019519
  2. Poster. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poster
  3. Poster. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q429785