The Mike Rheudasil Learning Center
Published or Revised September 30, 2011
The Mike Rheudasil Learning Center is a multi-purpose facility that houses the J.H. Newton Library, the A.M. and Welma Aikin Regional Archives, media services, the Learning Skills program, a classroom for interactive distance learning, a computer lab, and facilities for the GED program and adult education.
The learning center concept at Paris Junior College recognizes that higher education has the responsibility to provide an education for each while offering an educational opportunity to all. This was the concept behind the building of this facility that houses a centralized staff of learning and instructional support specialists serving both students and faculty.
Learning Center Hours
Fall & Spring Semesters
- Sunday: 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
- Monday: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
- Tuesday: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
- Wednesday: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
- Thursday: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
- Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Saturday: Closed
Summer Hours (Non-Semester)
- Monday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Tuesday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Wednesday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Thursday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Beginning June 9 Through July 10 (Summer I)
- Monday: 7:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.
- Tuesday: 7:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.
- Wednesday: 7:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.
- Thursday: 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
The Virtual Reference Desk
Get your answers after the library closes through Live Reference Desk from the access point on the left side of each library Web page. Reference librarians are available online to help you with your questions ranging from the general (“How do I get a library card?”) to the very specific (“How do I format a running header using the APA format?”).
Hours for the Virtual Reference Desk are:
- Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m. - 1 a.m.
- Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Saturday: Closed
- Sunday: 1 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Library Documentation
- 2010 Survey Summary: Library Services survey results for 2010.
- Embedded Librarian Report For Spring 2011
- Peer Institutions: List of libraries with similar enrollment comparing staffing.
- Library Instruction to Groups: Comparison data on number bibliographical instruction tours by campus.
- Library Statistics Spring 2010 & Fall 2009: List of statistics taken from the spring 2010 survey on library visitation and reference questions.
- Peer Comparison: List of junior colleges with similar enrollment and the amount of resources each institution has (book, electronic, journal).
- Supporting Documentation: Documentation links in table for committee review.
- Grading Rubric for Library Assignment (MLA)
- Library Research Assignment (MLA)
- Grade Averages for Library Assignment by Semester
- Library Virtual Reference Chat Log
- Virtual Reference Statistics 2010
- Bibliographic Instruction 2009-2011
- Library Assistance Presentation
- Suggested Search Terms
- Bibliographic Instruction Satisfaction Survey
- Library Guide Report
- Faculty Survey Summary
- Library SACS Requirements
