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Conference proceedings online
Selected conferences available (check the library catalog for others also):
How to find conference proceedings in the library catalog
Finding conferences can be tricky because of the erratic way they are
published and cited. Here are a few pointers.
1. Conference sponsors can be searched as authors, and often editors of the proceedings. If you know either of these, try an author search.
2. If you are certain as to the actual published title of the proceedings, try that as a title browse search.
3. If the title has a unique word in it such as Compcon, try that as a title word search.
4. If you know where or when the conference was held, you can use that as a title word search. For example:
"paris 1998" will find conferences held in Paris in 1998.
"ieee fuzzy 2nd" will find IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (2nd : 1993 : San Francisco, Calif.).
If none of the above retrieve the conference, contact the Library via phone
(7-5809) or e-mail (library@lanl.gov).
How to find conference papers in databases
Many databases offered by the Research Library index the papers in conference proceedings. Coverage of key databases:
| Database |
Subjects covered |
Years covered |
# of conference records |
| BIOSIS• |
biosciences |
1969- |
4.1 million |
| Energy Citations Database in OPPIE
(formerly DOE Energy) |
energy, physics, engineering, materials science, computer science, etc. |
1974- |
1.3 million |
| Engineering Index• |
engineering |
1969- |
1.7 million |
| GeoRef• |
geological sciences, envt. |
1795- |
623K |
| Inspec• |
physics, electrical engineering, electronics, computer science |
1969- |
2.5 milion |
| ISI Proceedings• |
all sciences |
1990- |
3.1 million |
| ISI SciSearch• |
all sciences |
1945- |
4.8 million - only conf. papers published in journals |
| ISI Social SciSearch• |
social sciences |
1973- |
220K - only conf. papers published in journals |
| FlashPoint• |
all of the above |
In most of these databases you can limit a search to Document Type "Conference Publication." In OPPIE, after your search, you can limit by database using the facets on the left-hand side of the results page.
Full-text is often available using the LinkSeeker links in these databases, however conference papers don't always link well, so check the library catalog or contact the library if you don't find full-text at first.
Other sources for conference literature
- high-energy physics and related fields: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)'s eConf, an experimental Web-based service and archive
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