The SearchEverything box on our homepage is your gateway to articles, books, journals, and databases, searching over 95% of the library's resources in one location.
Tips for a successful search:
For research assistance or an appointment contact:
Melanie Bazil - Curator of Special Collections
archives@kettering.edu | (810)762-9690
The University Archives is located in the Durant-Dort Factory One building, at 303 W. Water Street near downtown Flint. It's just a twenty minute walk along the Flint River Trail. The Archives document America’s industrial and business heritage with particular focus on the American automobile industry, the city of Flint, and the history of Kettering University.
The William C. Durant Papers, are one of the most significant collections in the Archives documenting the early history of General Motors. The Archives also contain a significant collection of General Motors automotive design artwork. The digital photo collection now exceeds 100,000 images. A partial online catalog along with digitized photos can be found below.
Search our online catalog
For assistance contact:
Melanie Bazil - Curator of Special Collections
archives@kettering.edu | (810)762-9690
The Gallery is located on campus in the Learning Commons building.
The Humanities Art Center Collection includes artworks that were donated to Kettering University and contains a permanent collection of 19th and 20th-century work, highlighting artists such as Rockwell Kent, Joan Miro, Victor Vasarely, and Anni Albers. Exhibitions are held regularly in the gallery at the Kettering University Learning Commons.
Browse our Digital Gallery
Undergraduate Catalogs 1996 - Present
Graduate Catalogs 2007 - Present
Issues starting in 2020 - present
Issues starting in 2020 - present
Current issue
Issues starting in 2011 - Summer 2019
Issues starting in 2019- present
This collection houses all documentation related to the processes and proceedings of the Kettering University Faculty Senate.
Office of Institutional Research
For institutional data requests, please email reporting@kettering.edu.
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness does the following:
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In support of the research and scholarship of Kettering University, the Materials on Demand (MoD) service borrows materials (journal articles, print books, eBook chapters, etc.) not owned by Kettering. We participate in a number of resource-sharing agreements and other reciprocal relationships that connect us with resources around the world. This is a service of the Kettering University Library.
There are four convenient ways to submit a request for materials:
Eligibility/Cost
Currently enrolled students, faculty and staff are eligible to utilize the Materials on Demand (MoD) service. The library assumes all costs associated with MoD.
Turnaround Time
The average turn-around time for physical materials is 7-10 days and copies are 2-4 days. Article requests are quicker with turnaround times from same day to up to 4 days as they're delivered electronically. Although, these requests are all pending the response time from the lending library.
Checkouts/Renewals
Most lending periods are 4-6 weeks with 1-2 renewals available. Renewals are allowed at the discretion of the lending library. Please contact Materials of Demand (MoD) to inquire about material renewals.
Pick-up/Return
All physical materials must be picked up from our Luxer Smart Locker system, which is located outside of room 2-202 in the AB during normal building hours. Articles are delivered electronically and come through a secured email. You will receive an email on how to retrieve when either item is available.
You may return materials in the library return slot/drop-box, which is located in the hall, directly across from Room 2205, to the left of the library doors. This is also accessible during AB building hours.
Amount of Requests
There is currently no limit on the amount of requests, but we ask that you please be realistic with the amount of materials you request at one time.
Overdue/Damaged/Lost Materials
After 30 days past the due date you may be subject to restricted library privileges. Failure to return material or returning the material damaged may result in replacement fees. The fee amount will be set by the lending library.
WARNING CONCERNING COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS.
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17 US Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purpose in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. Kettering University reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve a violation of copyright law. This regulation complies with 108(g)(2)(CCG).
Kettering University subscribes to standards in the following databases:
If you find an industry standard for your project on Google or by using the search platforms listed below, we will try to acquire it for you. Email requests to: library@kettering.edu
Kettering University Thesis Collections
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global Database - ProQuest Dissertations and Theses: Global (PQDTGlobal) is the world's most comprehensive collection of full-text dissertations and theses.
AVON - Faculty can do the following:
Create Playlists
Embed into Blackboard
Snip Specific Clips
LinkedIn Learning - Start in your Blackboard course shell at Content> Build Content> LinkedIn Learning, and the new Blackboard LTI includes the following improvements:
Ease in adding LinkedIn Learning content into your Blackboard course shells
Improved searching and filtering for content
Direct course linking
Ability to track student progress
LINKING KETTERING + GOOGLE SCHOLAR
Did you know you can use Google Scholar to search Kettering databases for articles and journals? It should automatically work if you are logged into Google with your Kettering email address.
If it's not working, after logging in, just go to Settings > Library Links from the Google Scholar homepage and type in Kettering University. Tick the check box and click Save. If we have an article, you'll see the 'Full-Text @ Kettering' link in your Google Scholar search results.
Full-Text @ Kettering
Google Scholar also has an extension for the Chrome Browser worth checking out.
