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This database covers every published congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop, and meeting received by The British Library Document Supply Centre. A wide variety of subjects discussed at the covered meetings are included. Coverage begins in 1993 and is available in English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. 

ProceedingsFirst is a comprehensive online database that provides bibliographic information for papers and poster sessions presented at conferences worldwide. This resource covers a wide range of academic disciplines, including science, technology, social sciences, and humanities. It indexes proceedings from major scientific meetings, symposia, conferences, expositions, workshops, and congresses. The database offers detailed records that typically include the title of the paper, author names, conference name, date, and location. Users can search for specific topics, authors, or conferences to find relevant proceedings. While ProceedingsFirst does not provide full-text access to the papers, it serves as a valuable tool for researchers, students, and professionals to discover current research trends and identify key presentations in their fields of interest. The database is regularly updated to ensure users have access to the most recent conference proceedings information.

This multidisciplinary resource includes full-text, peer-reviewed journals, periodicals and magazines. Also included are more than 75,000 videos from the Associated Press, including footage from 1930-present. This database offers indexing and abstracts for over 10,000 publications including monographs, reports, and conference proceedings dating as far back as 1865, with the majority of titles in searchable PDF format.

This database indexes leading scholarly journals, books, proceedings, reports, and other formats. Its major subject areas include sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Users may search Web of Science Core Collection or any of the following databases: BIOSIS Citation Index, BIOSIS Previews, Current Contents Connect, Data Citation Index, Derwent Innovations Index, Grants Index, KCI-Korean Journal Database, MEDLINE, Preprint Citation Index, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Citation index, SciELO Citation Index, and Zoological Record.

The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) indexes bibliographic records in education literature, research and resources. Sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education, it is an essential tool for education researchers of all kinds. Materials include journal articles, books, research syntheses, conference papers, technical reports, policy papers, and others. ERIC also includes citations from the former print indexes, Current Index of Journals in Education (CIJE) and Resources in Education Index (REI), and non-journal or grey literature from non-profit organizations, professional associations, research centers, policy organizations, university presses, and federal, state, and local agencies.

GovInfo is a comprehensive online platform that provides free access to official publications from all three branches of the U.S. Federal Government. Managed by the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), it offers a wide array of resources, including legislative, executive, and judicial documents in digital form. The platform features a vast collection of materials such as bills, statutes, congressional committee reports, presidential documents, and the Federal Register, updated daily to ensure users have access to the most current information. Additionally, GovInfo includes historical documents dating back to 1793, making it a valuable resource for researchers and the public seeking authoritative government information. The site is designed for ease of use, allowing users to search for specific documents or browse by categories and collections.

Produced by Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale, this music bibliography features citations, abstracts, and subject indexing. It facilitates both focused research and browsing for readers of all levels from classical to popular music, from ethnomusicology to music therapy, from elementary music education to advanced music theory. This database contains citations and abstracts, which are drawn from articles, books, conference proceedings, bibliographies, catalogues, dissertations, festschriften, iconographies, critical commentaries to complete works, ethnographic recordings and videos, and reviews.