The following research databases provide access to conference proceedings and papers. The majority of them are concentrated in the sciences and engineering. These will only account for proceedings that are available online.
For proceedings in paper and disciplines not covered by these databases, see the tab on Finding Conference Proceedings through the Library Catalog (Articles, Books & More).
ASME Digital Collection provides abstracts and full-text access to journals sponsored or published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. ASME is ideal for research in mechanical engineering, biomechanical engineering, robotics, medical devices, vibration and acoustics, and related engineering fields.
IEEE Xplore, produced by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, is ideal for conducting research in the field of electronics, electrical engineering, telecommunications, wireless communications, and computer engineering. It provides access to IEEE transactions, journals, magazines, and conference proceedings; IEEE-Wiley ebooks; as well as current IEEE standards (excluding "draft" standards).
Information Science and Technology Abstracts (ISTA) indexes articles from publications, books, research reports, and conference proceedings and patents, with ongoing comprehensive coverage of important related periodicals covering the subject of information science and technology.
The SPIE Digital Library is a collection of optics and photonics research, with papers spanning biomedicine, communication, sensors, manufacturing, electronics, energy, and imaging. It includes all SPIE proceedings back to 1962, all SPIE journals, and hundreds of ebooks.