Library
- Home
- >
- Library
Click the tab for the type of resources you want to find:
E-Search
Books/Media
To search the WSU & Affiliates' catalog for books or media enter your search term(s), select a search option and click search.
Articles
Enter your search terms, select one or more databases and click Search:
Have the DOI or PMID for an article you want? Search using LibKey!
E-Journals
Help!
Click the link for the information you need:
More Information
The library provides access to an extensive collection of books, media, and journals in both print and electronic formats as well as numerous periodical databases and two online catalogs.
What the Library Has for You
Tour the Library
Library FAQs
How to Access the Library’s Periodical Databases
Accessing OhioLINK Resources: How to Login
Database Tutorials
Research Tips
APA Citation Sources
Avoiding Plagiarism
How To Tell What Type of Periodical It Is
Need Help? Ask a Librarian
Contact Us
Students, faculty, and staff may submit questions by email to the reference librarian.
Director of IT and the Library
Jim Nesbit
Email: jim.nesbit@kc.lionandpanda.com
Phone: 937-395-8601 x55685
Reference/Instruction/Serials Librarian & ILL
Kathy Salgado
Email: kathy.salgado@kc.lionandpanda.com
Phone: 937-395-8053 x6
Technical Services & AV
Pamela Stevens
Email: pamela.stevens@kc.lionandpanda.com
Phone: 937-395-8053 x4
Circulation Manager
Stella Freeman
Email: stella.freeman@kc.lionandpanda.com
Phone: 937-395-8053 x3
Main Library Phone
Phone: 937-395-8053
Fax: 937-395-8861
Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
Off-Campus Library Access
Current Kettering College students, faculty, and staff are able to access library resources from off-campus. Click the link to the resource you want to access. A login screen will display.
Students: use your student portal login and password
Faculty and staff: use your network login and password
If you have access problems, please contact the Reference Librarian, Kathy Salgado.
-
Other Resources at the Library
-
I'm trying to access a resource and a green Kettering College login screen displays. How do I login?
Students: enter your Student Portal login and password;
Faculty and Staff: enter your network login and password.
Students–not sure about your student portal login and password:
Username
Your username is your first name and last name separated with a period. Do not include suffixes such as III, 2nd or Jr
For example, Charles Kettering’s username is Charles.Kettering
Password
Your initial password is your last name + your birth year + @KC
For example, Charles Kettering’s password is Kettering1876@KC
If you reset your password and do not remember it, contact the IT Help Desk.
-
I'm trying to access a resource and am taken to an OhioLINK login screen. What do I do?
If it asks for your institution, select Wright State University and click submit.
At the login screen, use the right side for Affiliates/Guests. Enter your name in the first box in the order indicated.
For your ID#:
Students: use the last 5 digits of your student ID#+the last 4 digits of your SSN;
International student without an SSN: use just the last 5 digits of your student ID#;
Faculty/staff: use your employee ID# without the k
-
Printer/Photocopier
Campus printers also serve as photocopiers. There is a printer/copier on the first floor of the library. There is also one in the student lounge area on the lower level of the Boonshoft.
Printing/Photocopying is $0.05/page for black and white; $0.25 for color.
-
Is there somewhere on campus I can send a fax?
The RICOH printer on the first floor of the library has a fax line. To access the fax option, login and then press the System Home button. Several options will display. Select the Fax option.
The phone number must be preceded by 9 to get an outside line. Example: 9 937 395 0000
If the fax is being sent to a number outside the 937 area code, it must be preceded 91. Example: 91 888 888 8888
-
Group Study Rooms
There are group study rooms on the lower level of the Learning Commons. Rooms may be reserved using the SmartWay reservation system. Use the instructions provided on the library home page to create an account on the reservation system, then you can make reservations on the panel outside the room you want to reserve, by downloading and using the Smartway2 app, or by using the reservation link on the library home page. While it is possible to make an anonymous reservation without an account, anonymous reservations can be cancelled by anyone, so it is best to create an account.
While a study room may be used without a reservation, please respect others’ reservations.
-
Audiovisuals
We have more than 1,400 items, including DVDs & CD-ROMs.
-
Interlibrary Loan
To obtain materials not available in-house or through OhioLINK, please contact the reference librarian.
-
Books & Periodicals
The library collection has about 8,000 books and 125+ current journal subscriptions. Back issues of journals are either bound or on microfiche. Bound journals are stored off campus. Contact the reference librarian about obtaining copies of articles from journals in storage.
-
Databases
We have more than 100 databases that are currently available online via the library web page, including: CINAHL, MEDLINE, Up to Date, and Academic Search Complete.
-
Circulation Policies Loans
KC Books: 4 weeks
OhioLINK Books: 3 weeks
Audiovisuals: 2 weeks
Leisure Books: 1 week
Leisure Audio Books: 2 weeks
Exam Prep Guides: 1 week
Reserve Items: LIBRARY USE ONLY -
Renewals
Kettering College materials may be renewed up to 2 times, if there are no holds on the item.
OhioLINK items maybe renewed up to 4 times. -
Fines
OhioLINK items: $.50/day; $50.00 additional charge for items more than 30 days overdue
Lost college library items: Replacement cost plus $10.00 processing charge
OhioLINK Replacement Fees: $125.00 plus processing chargePLEASE NOTE! Borrowing privileges are suspended when unpaid fees reach $10.00
-
Direct Borrowing
Students, faculty, or staff members, as well as KMC Network employees, must present a current, valid ID card to borrow materials. Students from SOCHE and OhioLINK schools with current, validated ID cards from their home institutions may also borrow materials.
-
Faculty Equipment Reservation Form
Faculty who wish to reserve equipment available through the library should complete the Faculty Equipment Reservation Form, save it, and then send it as an attachment to the Circulation Manager, Stella Freeman: stella.freeman@kc.lionandpanda.com
-