Conferences or meetings may publish the papers that have been presented. Researchers often use conferences to present the results of original research before publication in the journal literature. Search the following resources to find conference papers by title, author, meeting or topic.
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Conference Papers Index (CSA). This database provides citations to papers and poster sessions presented at major scientific meetings around the world from 1991. Since 1995 the subject emphasis has been in the life sciences, environmental sciences and the aquatic sciences.
ISI Proceedings. Indexes the published literature of the most significant conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, workshops, and conventions in a wide range of disciplines, from anthropology to zoology. The source publications are books, journals, reports, and series produced by publishers or societies, and sets of preprints (when preprints are the only publications from a conference). Coverage includes international proceedings 1990 - present. Not all papers are in English.
Other databases covering proceedings:
Tip: also check the web sites of professional societies and other organizations that present conferences in the subject areas you are researching.
Print Sources
Directory of Published Proceedings. Series SEMT (Science/ engineering/ medicine/ technology). Science Library Indexes: Z 7403 .I36 Science Library Indexes: QC1 .D598, 1967/1968- current.
Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings (ISTP). Science Library Indexes: Z 7403 .I36 Print version of ISI Proceedings, for pre-1990 items.
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