Papers from a conference may be collated into the conference proceedings. These are often published as a book and you can search the library catalog to see if we have a copy of the proceedings, or as a special issue of a journal. If this does not happen, you can turn your paper into a journal article.
To ensure your work is findable and accessible, make sure your paper has open access by:
Information on conferences can be found at:
Subject or discipline-specific information may also be available e.g.:
Here are other ways in which you can find out about conferences through:
- Personal contacts
- For example, your supervisor and peers may suggest you attend a conference
- Academic departments
- Your department chair may suggest conferences. Professional organizations will often sponsor conferences.
- Journals
- Often subject specialist journals will alert you to an upcoming conference or event so it is worth perusing publishers' websites or the particular journal's website.
- Organising your own conference
- Although this is a labor intensive (and sometimes costly) endeavour, it is extremely fruitful both in terms of your own continuing professional development and also in terms of promoting yourself and your institution.
