input: [Literature Type] Conference Papers and Proceedings [Access] Most disciplinary indexing tools index conference papers, as do the two databases, PapersFirst and ProceedingsFirst. Often only the abstract appears in print. Papers that are bound and published as proceedings are more likely to be indexed. Sometimes the full text can only be obtained from the author. [Description] 
output: Conference papers are reports of research that are read at a conference or meeting. Proceedings are collections of conference papers that are published as a single volume. Papers presented at conferences tend to be very current and deal with a specific, narrow topic. They may or may not be published after the meeting.