Finishing Presentations

Jeeya S -

Hello fellow classmates, not much to update on this week. I have finished both the SOP and mini-SOP (you will get a chance to see them alongside my research paper). I have been primarily focused on creating the PowerPoint presentation. It is proving to be a bit more challenging than I initially assumed (as I am sure the rest of you can relate). After all, how do we as students relate and properly explain the entirety of our research project that we ourselves have been trying to understand in the past month and a half? I am certain we can do it though! Perhaps with some brainstorming and mapping.

Also, I hope to begin refining my research paper starting tomorrow. Currently, it is a bunch of notes with little structure or flow.

I do have some intriguing tidbits of information though; did you know the Glendale Public Library Main Branch has a bunch of peacocks roaming free around the grounds and front garden? There is actually a very interesting history behind this. These peacocks are not owned by the library or anyone else, they are technically wild. Peacocks were some of the first wildlife to travel with the Valley’s early settlers, as farmers kept them to keep pests away. One of Glendale’s earliest families gifted some baby peacocks to Mexico’s then-President Álvaro Obregón. Now, the grounds of the President’s Palace in Mexico City are crawling with them. Peacocks roam Mexico City and are even one of the things that the famous Dolores Olmedo Museum is known for. In 1927, Richard and Charlotte “Lottie” Smith bought Sahuaro Ranch and expanded the citrus groves. Years later, Lottie took a trip to the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair where she purchased a peacock and two peahens. It was these three birds that brought generations of peacocks to Glendale and gave the park its symbol. Now the Glendale Public Library is located where Sahuaro Ranch used to be, and the peacocks can be seen everywhere. They are an iconic symbol of the library and their images are on the library cards, website, and more. Sometimes I am lucky enough to see them open their wings through the window!

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    camille_bennett
    Jeeya! I too am a fan of the Glendale Library peacocks!!! Such cool history. Is there a specific aspect of your project that you are concerned about presenting to an audience?
    April 10, 2025 at 11:21 am - Reply
    shriya_s
    Hi Jeeya, I love the fun information on the Glendale Library peacocks! How do you plan on making your work accessible in your presentation (any specific diagrams, stories, analogies)? Excited to see you present!
    April 10, 2025 at 11:40 am - Reply
    allison_y
    Hey Jeeya! Wow, never knew about the peacocks at the Glendale Library! How do you plan to overcome any challenges or parts of your project that may seem hard to explain in layman's terms?
    April 11, 2025 at 10:47 pm - Reply
    jeeya_s
    Hi Ms. Bennett, thank you for asking. I think the biggest concern for me to get my point across was how much we need to support libraries in order to actually get to a point where a future of Linked Data is possible (but i think i did okay)
    April 24, 2025 at 5:14 pm - Reply
    jeeya_s
    Hi Shriya and Allison, Thank you for asking. I think my biggest strategy was to go step by step in my explanation process so you can clearly see how I got from point A to point B (along with a detailed background)
    April 24, 2025 at 5:16 pm - Reply

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