Finding Conferences and Conference Proceedings

Finding Conferences

Events are listed on the University homepage (select the Category: Conferences / Symposia) and on departmental homepages.
Lecturers, supervisors or other researchers may also offer advice about choosing the best conferences.

These databases and Internet directories will alert you to upcoming conferences in your field:

• PapersInvited
  
  
• All Conferences
• Conference Alerts
• H-Net Online
  
  
• Academic and professional conferences: New Zealand
• Humanities Research Network (NZ)

Internet directories are also listed on these subject pages:

• Anthropology
• Computer Science
• Education
• Pacific Studies
• Psychology
• Sports Science

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Finding Conference Papers and Proceedings

Conference proceedings are the published collections of papers, or abstracts of papers, from a conference. They may be published in a variety of ways, as books, or journals. They may take several years to be published, and not all papers presented are published. Individual papers may also be published in a particular journal, or on an author or institutional website.

Search for individual papers in databases or on the Internet.
Search for conference proceedings published as books or journals in library catalogues.

Databases

• Web of Science
  Ensure the Conference Proceedings Citation Idexes are the only databases selected on the main search page
  
• Conference Paper Index
  
• Directory of Published Proceedings
• Scopus
  
• Google Scholar
  
  
• APAIS (Australian Public Affairs Information Service)
• CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)
  Conference papers are listed under working papers
  
• CSA Illumina
  Especially (PAIS International and Sociological Abstracts); select from several conference related fields.

Library Catalogues

• The Catalogue - University of Auckland Library
• Te Puna: the New Zealand National Bibliographic Database - all New Zealand libraries
• WorldCat - International libraries (including New Zealand libraries)

Search Tips:
Search for the name of a conference e.g. proceedings of the Second International Conference on Quantitative Genetics
Use keywords to search for a topic e.g. genetics conference proceedings (also try keywords like symposium).
Search for keywords in the Conference field. Or, search in the Title field and include the keywords conference or proceedings.
Refine results by conference, year, or document type.

• Conference proceedings not held at the University of Auckland Library may be obtained via Interlibrary Loans

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Funding Information

Postgraduate Research Student Support (PReSS)
Research support funding for all doctoral students.

Postgraduate Research Funding
Other sources of research funding for doctoral students.

Find funding opportunities
Information on funds and grant information from local and international organisations is also available from the University of Auckland staff intranet.
From here, two searchable funding databases are available: Community of Science & Research Professional

Contacts

• Subject Librarians can help with strategies for finding information

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Courses

• Presenting Your Research: Choosing Conferences - a 2 hour doctoral skills course (check times here)
  
  
• Student Learning Centre - see under Seminars and Conference Presentations

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