A research repository stores an institution's intellectual research outputs - try searching these selected resources:
The Scholarly Communication Guide has been made to assist emerging and established researchers with a variety of aspects related to the scholarly communication and publishing process. We've included information on:
Recommended databases and tips to find dissertations and theses:
A list of freely available online resources that give you the ability to find and, in most instances, access full text scholarly publications.
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Information about conferences, their papers and proceedings are an excellent source of current research, best practices and new innovations in a research area. Try the original source, catalogues, article databases, research repositories and the internet.
Conference Website - A very good place to start, or try the organising body's website.
Author's Website - Researchers often post conference paper links on their own personal website; or email them for a copy of the paper.