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Dinner with Colleagues
Friday, March 30, 2007

Dinner with colleagues is a chance for you to meet new people or see old friends and enjoy some local Baltimore cuisine. Reservations are limited to 15 people and each participant is responsible for their portion of the payment of the meal. All restaurants are within walking distance of the Convention Center. Participants are to meet in the lobby of the Convention Center (Charles St. entrance) at 6:45 p.m. to walk over to the restarants for 7:00 p.m. dinner reservations.

To sign up, simply choose a dinner of interest to you and e-mail the host to reserve your spot. If your plans change and you cannot attend, please let the host know so that the spot can be made available to someone else.

ACRL Sections 
 These dinners are open to any interested conference attendees. Limit of 15 people per dinner.

Anthropology and Sociology (ANSS)
Restaurant: M&S Grill
Description: Moderately priced part of the popular McCormick and Schmidt Seafood chain
Host: Lisa Yuro, Gorgas Information Services Department, Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library, University of Alabama
Host e-mail: lyuro@ua.edu

College Library Section (CLS)
Restaurant: The Wharf Rat
Description: British style brew pub with good food very close to the Convention Center.
Host: Shawn Fields, Circulation Librarian, Ryan-Matura Library, Sacred Heart University
This dinner is full.

Education and Behavioral Science Section (EBSS)
Restaurant: Babalu Grill
Description: Highly-rated Cuban and Latin American restaurant. Mojitos and Latin music.
Host: Lisa Romero, EBSS Chair, Communications Librarian, University of Illinois-Urbana Communications Library
Host e-mail: l-romero@uiuc.edu

Law and Political Science Section  (LPSS)
Restaurant:  Edo Sushi Inner Harbor Inc.
Description: Local Japanese restaurant: good sushi bar, consistently high-quality fish and Japanese entrees.
Host: Ann Marshall, Political Science Librarian, Rush Rhees Library, University of Rochester
Host e-mail: ann.marshall@rochester.edu

Women’s Studies Section (WSS)
Restaurant: The Luna Del Sea 
Description: Quality seafood bistro located right across from the Convention Center. It also  offers non-seafood dishes and sandwiches. 
Hosts: Kelly Barrick and Piper Martin, Yale University Library
Host e-mail: kelly.barrick@yale.edu


Additional Topics
These dinners are open to any interested conference attendees. Limit of 15 people per dinner.

Information Literacy Assessment and Faculty Collaboration
Restaurant: Mondo Bondo 
Description: Italian bistro with good, generous servings at great prices.
Host: Susan Cooperstein, Information Literacy Specialist, Loyola Notre Dame Library
This dinner is full.

Institutional Repositories/Scholarly Communications
Restaurant: Capitol City Brewing Company
Description: Home-brewed beer, appetizers, salads, seafood, sandwiches, pasta, and a view of  the harbor.
Hosts: Patty MacDonald and Charles Lockwood, Loyola Notre Dame Library
Host e-mail: pmacdonald@loyola.edu
 
21st Century Library Collections
Restaurant: Houlihans
Description: Modern eclectic mix and old favorites, something to please everyone.
Hosts: Liz Mengel and Yuan Zeng, Johns Hopkins University
Host e-mail: emengel@jhu.edu
 
WIKI and Blogs
Restaurant: Blue Agave
Description: Regional Mexican fare with a fine selection of premium tequilas.
Host: Sue Woodson, Electronic Public Access Librarian, Johns Hopkins University
Host e-mail: woodson@jhu.edu
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