How do I find a conference proceeding or paper?

Conference proceedings are some of the most difficult things to locate in the Library's catalog.

Please see the discussion starting on page 10 of Using Mirlyn from an Engineering Perspective on how to use Mirlyn to find conference proceedings.

Check these databases for proceedings for the following societies:

• ACM (Association for Computing Machinery):
  ACM Digital Library
• AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics):
  AIAA Meeting Papers
• AIP (American Institute of Physics)
  AIP Scitation
• ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers):
  ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts
  ASCE Research Library
• ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers):
  ASME Digital Library
• ASTM (American Society for Testing & Materials):
  ASTM Digital Library
• IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers):
  IEEE Xplore
• MRS (Materials Research Society):
  MRS Online Symposia Proceedings
• SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers):
  SAE Digital Library
• SPIE (Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers):
  SPIE Digital Library

If you need further assistance, please stop by the reference desk or ask us for help.