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Conference proceedings are awkward and expensive to publish, and generally there is only a small audience. Internet publishing has allowed conference sponsors and authors to present materials at a much lower cost and at the same time reach a wider audience. Note: Even when you find the "full text" of a conference paper, it may be only the abstract as published in the conference program. Contacting the author(s) may be the only way to get more information.
Unfortunately, there are no centralized databases of online conference proceedings. An organization will generally have a link on their website to proceedings, often under Publications or Conferences. Search for organization websites in any web search engine.
Also search the Open Access Journal sites and the General/Mixed Media sites, as many of these sites include conference papers.
A few subject oriented sites:
To identify conferences of interest in your subject try:
Not all conferences publish any proceedings, and some, especially from large organizations like IEEE, publish only in print or online via paid subscriptions. Sometimes doing an Internet search for the author and paper title will turn up an author's site or presentation from a conference.
Rebecca Hedreen
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