Please excuse duplicate postings. What: SketchUp for Museums skill clinic (non-credit) Hosted by the Kent State University School of Library and Information Science / museum studies specialization Taught by Kent State SLIS alumna Emily O'Connor, M.L.I.S. '13, Environments Designer This clinic will introduce participants to the tools and features of Google SketchUp Pro 8, exploring the variety of innovative techniques the program offers and how they can be used to communicate ideas and information in a visually striking manner. Participants will see examples of how the program has been used in the creation of real exhibitions, and will then have the opportunity to practice using the tools by creating a model of their own. Advanced features of the program, such as Google Earth and LayOut, will also be introduced. When: Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: Two locations synchronously-- Kent State University Library, room 332, live, by videoconference 1125 Risman Drive, Kent, OH Park in the Kent Student Center (pay) lot on E. Summit Street Directions: http://www2.kent.edu/campuses/maps/map.cfm?lat=41.14732218598312&long=-81.34488699999997&zoom=16&markerName=Kent-Student-Center State Library of Ohio, Columbus, room 106, face-to-face 274 E. First Avenue, Columbus, OH 43201 (free parking) Directions: http://library.ohio.gov/marketing/directions Who: SLIS students and alumni, particularly in the museum studies specialization, but all are welcome. Current museum professionals and others in NE and central Ohio, who want to learn how to use this powerful tool. Cost: $35 How: Register at https://commerce.cashnet.com/SLIS Agenda: Morning i. Model Basics - modeling mindset, understanding the Toolkit ii. Simple Model Walkthrough - practice using the Toolkit iii. Modeling Buildings - drawing floors and walls, going from 2D to 3D, drawing doors and windows, stairs, and roof Afternoon i. Model Organization - grouping, components, layers ii. Model Appearance - Importing jpegs, applying and using styles, using light and shadow iii. Presenting a model - using scenes to create animation iv. Printing and exporting v. Brief intro to Google Earth, 3D Warehouse, LayOut All the best, Flo <~>~<~>~<~>~<~>~<~>~<~>~<~>~<~>~<~>~<~>~<~>~<~> Flo Cunningham Marketing Communications and Public Relations Specialist School of Library and Information Science Kent State University 330-672-0003 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.kent.edu/slis<http://www.kent.edu/slis> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ksuslis Twitter: @KentStateSLIS<https://twitter.com/#%21/KentStateSLIS> I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. -- Jorge Luis Borges ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).