A large part of scientific research is published in proceedings volumes or other difficult to access-places and thus often overlooked by the wider scientific community. Within the echinoderm community the proceedings of the International and European Echinoderm conferences (held in roughly triennial intervals) represent a scientific treasure trove of excellent publications. The Echinoderm Files website provides information on all articles and abstracts published in the proceedings of the International Echinoderm Conferences and the European Conferences on Echinoderms in form of a searchable/filterable database employing the Exhibit technology. In addition the website offers information on all known past echinoderm-specific meetings and conference.