Databases by Type - Conferences, Meetings, Proceedings, & Symposia

Details about conference proceedings can be searched in numerous sources. Listed here are some starting places. Check the library catalog or contact Interlibrary Loan to obtain a paper copy from another library.

Database Title	Description	Coverage	Some Full Text
ACM Digital Library	Citations and full text from Association for Computing Machinery journal and newsletter articles and conference proceedings. Titles Included \| Search Tips	1968-	Y
Cambridge Scientific Materials Research Databases	Searches CSA databases including (click link below to search databases individually): Aluminum Industry Abstracts Ceramic Abstracts Copper Data Center Database Corrosion Abstracts Engineered Materials Abstracts - Advanced Polymers, Composites, Ceramics Materials Business File METADEX, Metals Abstracts WELDASEARCH	Most 1966-	N
EconLit	Abstracts more than 1400 economics journals. Titles Included \| Search Tips	1969-	N
Engineering Village	Abstracts from Compendex and INSPEC databases, with links to full text articles, patents, standards and handbooks in scientific, applied science, technical and engineering disciplines. Search Tips	1969-	Y
ERIC Database	Abstracts on educational topics. Maintained by the Education Resources Information Center of the U.S. Department of Education. Full text non-journal documents issued 1993+ are available free. Useful for finding research on use of games in education. Search Tips	1966-	Y
GEOBASE	Abstracts of journals, books, monographs, conference proceedings, and reports on geography, geology, ecology and international development. Journals Included \| Search Tips	1980-	N
IEEE Xplore	Full text of all IEEE and IEE journal articles, conference papers, and standards. Titles Included \| FAQ Tips \| User Guide	1913, 1988+ for most	Y
Library Catalog	Search for WPI library materials including print and electronic books, journals, and audio visual materials. Search Tips	Varies	Y
MathSciNet	Provides searchable access to Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications produced by the American Mathematical Society.	1940-	N
PapersFirst	Index to papers presented at conferences worldwide. Search Tips	1993-	N
ProceedingsFirst	Index to worldwide conference proceedings. Search Tips	1993-	N
PUBMED	From the National Library of Medicine, covers clinical medicine, dentistry, nursing and nutrition. Same as MEDLINE. Titles Included \| Search Tips \| Tutorial	1966-	N
SciFinder Scholar	Electronic access to Chemical Abstracts, indexing the literature of chemistry. See How it Works	1907-	Y
WorldCat	Catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide. Search Tip: LCSH (Library of Congress Subject Headings) are used in our Library Catalog and will often include the word "Congresses" for proceedings subject. Search Tips	1200-	N

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