Conference proceedings online
Major conferences which are available in full-text (more in the library catalog):
Where to find conference papers
Database |
Subjects covered |
Years covered |
# of conference records |
Proquest Technology Research Database |
aerospace, engineering, materials science, information technology |
1962- |
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Primo |
all subject areas |
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ISI Web of Knowledge (ISI databases, BIOSIS, Inspec) |
all sciences, social sciences |
1898- |
20 million |
Library Catalog |
all |
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GeoRef |
geological sciences, envt. |
1669 - (North American coverage)
1933 - (Worldwide coverage) |
1 million |
Energy Citations Database (DOE) |
energy, physics, engineering, materials science, computer science, etc. |
1948- |
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eConf - from SLAC |
high-energy physics |
In most of these databases you can limit a search to Document Type "Conference Publication."
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.
Search tips for finding 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 begins with" (browse) search.
3. If the title has a unique or uncommon 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.
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