University libraries all over the world provide access to conference proceedings and industry case studies through specialized online databases. These resources can be accessed remotely via library proxy servers by logging in with valid student or faculty credentials.
Conference Proceedings
Conference Proceedings contain primary research, technical papers, and practical applications shared at global conferences. The access can be search by library’s subscription databases, often found via the institutional Databases A-Z list: The following are some of the important conference proceddings databases and publication portals
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- IEEE Xplore: The premier database for engineering, computer science, and related disciplines, providing comprehensive full-text access to conference publications.
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- ACM Digital Library: Contains the full text of articles, conference proceedings, and newsletters published by the Association for Computing Machinery.
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- Scopus & Web of Science: Major citation databases that index core conference papers across the sciences, technology, and social sciences. (Select “proceedings” or “conference paper” in your search limiters).
Industry Case Studies
Case studies offer deep, real-world analyses of corporate strategies, operations, and management scenarios. Top platforms often available through university subscriptions include:
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- Business Source Complete (EBSCO): Provides full-text, non-journal content including industry profiles, SWOT analyses, and case studies from various business publications, including select Harvard Business Review cases.
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- Emerald Insight: Features peer-reviewed journals and specific collections like Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies.
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- Sage Business Cases: A digital collection of business case studies tailored for academic use, focusing on global brands.
Specialized & Open Access Collections
If any specific university library does not have a license for a particular case study (e.g., Harvard Business Publishing cases), These libraries can often purchase them directly from The Case Centre or Harvard Business Publishing Education.
For free open-access materials, the following can be explored:
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- OpenProceedings.org: A free-to-access hosting service originating from major computer science conferences.
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- Google Scholar: The largest freely accessible search engine for metadata and full texts of scholarly literature, including conference papers and institutional repositories.
References
- Case Studies in the Library – Business Case Studies – LibGuides at Michigan State University Libraries
- Conference proceedings publications in bibliographic databases: a case study of countries in Southeast Asia | Scientometrics | Springer Nature Link
- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00987913.2001.10764680
- https://researcher.life/blog/article/what-are-library-databases-with-examples/
- https://libguides.ncl.ac.uk/cases
- https://lancaster.libguides.com/computing/journals
- https://icadl.net/icadl2025/
- https://guides.library.illinois.edu/google/google-scholar
- https://libanswers.brunel.ac.uk/faq/13863
- https://ggu.libguides.com/c.php?g=106865&p=694202
- https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/emcs
- https://libguides.ucd.ie/business/casestudies
- https://libanswers.london.edu/faq/175665
- Google Scholar: The largest freely accessible search engine for metadata and full texts of scholarly literature, including conference papers and institutional repositories.