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Chapman University's Performing Arts Librarian Scott Stone presented solo euphonium lectures recitals in February 2010 and March 2011. During these recitals Stone, the present author, briefly talked about what library resources he utilized to obtain scores, sound recordings, and basic reference sources to study each piece in a proper historical context (2010) and basic resources for writing program notes (2011). During the months after the first recital, Stone saw a marked increase in interaction with music students and faculty members as shown by an increase in reference consultations and other informal relations. [Supplementary materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Music Reference Services Quarterly for the following free supplemental resources: a handout from the 2010 recital which provides information on the resources discussed during the program, and a recital program from the 2011 recital which provides information on using music library resources to write program notes] [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Technologies available for distance education in the early 18th century were quite limited in comparison to present day possibilities, though the circumstances surrounding the necessity for offering academic materials in this format were very similar to those of today. The emergence of computer hardware technology, along with software and the internet, have made the delivery of education from a distance and online a reasonable possibility. This paper will discuss factors surrounding distance education and online instruction and how technologies allowed a University of Houston College of Optometry professor to apply this teaching modality from half-way around the earth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]