In the summer of 2002, Nina Gilbert, director of choral activities at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, approached me with a question. I was new at the college, but Gilbert knew that I had an interest in music, and that I sang in the faculty/staff choir. She also knew that before coming to Lafayette, I had been instruction librarian and subject liaison with the music department at Gettysburg College. Gilbert asked me if I could help her develop a choir tour as a course. I don’t completely remember the interaction, but I must have done quite an interesting reference interview, because the answers I provided would redefine my role as a librarian, teacher, and singer over the next four years...After multiple brainstorming sessions, we decided that a useful and interesting project for the class would be to have students create their own custom guidebook for the tour. Research would be done before we left the United States, with enough time to have the guidebook printed and usable before our departure. At the conclusion of the tour, students would evaluate the guidebook and make suggestions for improvements. The guidebook would cover everything from the history, background, and acoustics of places on our itinerary to some language and general travel issues.
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