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American Medical Association (AMA) Style Quick Guide

The purpose of this guide is to provide some basic rules for the American Medical Association Style.

Citing a Poster or Presentation

When citing a poster or oral presentation from a conference or meeting, treat it as an unpublished material.

The main pieces of information you need are:

  • Author Names
  • Name of Presentation
  • Name of Conference
  • Date of Conference
  • Location of Conference.

Format:

Author Name. Name of Presentation. Poster or Paper presented at: Name of Conference; Date of Conference; Location of Conference.

Example:

Beyer CM. Building Together: Collaborating with faculty to integrate information literacy into a first year interprofessionalism course. Poster presented at: The Medical Library Association Annual Meeting; May 2014; Chicago, IL.

 

Citing an Online Poster or Presentation

When citing a poster or oral presentation from a conference or meeting, treat it as an unpublished material with the addition of the URL and the accessed date.

The main pieces of information you need are:

  • Author Names
  • Name of Presentation
  • Name of Conference
  • Date of Conference
  • Location of Conference.
  • URL
  • Access Date

Format:

Author Name. Name of Presentation. Poster or Paper presented at: Name of Conference; Date of Conference; Location of Conference, URL, Access Date.

Example:

Slaughter C, Beyer CM, McEneely KR, Eidbo C. Reaching Everyone: Accessibility in Library Email Marketing. Lightning Talk Presented at: The Medical Library Association Annual Meeting; May2021; Virtual; https://www.eventscribe.net/2021/mla/searchGlobal.asp. Accessed August 10. 2021.