1993 ISOC Trustee Elections Nominated Candidate Jean Polly jpolly@nysernet.org My resume follows. If you wanted to categorize my Internet involvement, you might say I speak for "the little guy". I believe access to information is of paramount importance to developing countries and developing humans. I am a proponent of K-12 access, public library access, and individual access. I have been a user of the Internet for three years; only in the past two years have I become something of a national spokesperson for public libraries and the Internet. Jean Armour Polly Manager of Network Development and User Training NYSERNet, Inc. 111 College Place Rm. 3-211 Syracuse, NY 13244-4100 315 443-4120 FAX 315 425 7518 jpolly@nysernet.org Education MS Library Science,1975, Syracuse University. BA Selected Studies in Medieval Literature,1974, Syracuse University. Experience 10/19/92- present Manager of Network Development and User Training NYSERNet, Inc. 1980 - 10/9/92 Assistant Director for Public Services and Head, Microcomputer Department Liverpool Public Library, 310 Tulip Street, Liverpool, NY 13088 (315) 457-0310 Director, Fay Ann Golden Supervises public computer lab. Collects, catalogs, and maintains software collections. Responsible for the planning and maintenance of the library staff local area network. Seeks and administers grants such as Apple Library of Tomorrow (1990), Library of Congress American Memory Project Beta Site (1991-92) and NYSERNet Internet connection grant (1991-92). 1976 - 1980 Periodicals and Serials Librarian, Liverpool Public Library. Professional Affiliations Member, American Library Association. Member, Library and Information Technology Association. Elected to LITA Board, 92-95. Member, Public Library Association 1988 - 1992 Chair, Program Planning Sub-Committee,Technology in Public Libraries Committee. Responsible for all phases of program development and logistics for various Convention programming. 1983 - present Variously involved with the Task Force on Computers in Public Libraries. Member, Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility. Member, Electronic Frontier Foundation. Member, Internet Society. June, 1990- Co-sigop, Apple Library User's Group Online Conference on the WELL (Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link), Sausalito, CA. Publications Books Series Editor Essential Guide to Apple Computers in Libraries, Meckler Publishing Corporation. Author of Public Technology : the Library Public Access Computer (1986) ISBN 0-88736-049-1 Co-author of Hardware: Expansion and Set-up (1987) ISBN 0-88736-075-0 Selected Articles A complete bibliography will be provided if required. Numerous articles have appeared in professional journals such as Small Computers in Libraries, ONLINE, LaserDisk Professional, Wilson Library Bulletin, American Libraries. Topics have ranged from "Surfing the Internet" to LANS in libraries. Additionally, Polly writes the Computer Currents monthly column in Library Journal, which has a global circulation of almost 30,000. Polly appeared on the cover of the 9/1/92 issue, and will be starting a column about the Internet in summer of 1993. Selected Invited Papers A complete list will be provided if required. For example, in 1992, Polly spoke at numerous conferences, including National Net'92, Computers, Freedom & Privacy II, EDUCOM, University of Michigan, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Maine Library Association, Nevada Library Association, and about thirty other venues. The topic was "Surfing the Internet"; how small libraries and schools can get connected to the Internet, and why the public needs access to the NREN. Personal Married with one six year old son. Has way too many computers in her house, including her beloved Macintosh FX. Has 2 indoor and 2 outdoor cats, and a small flock of Indian Runner ducks (for entertainment purposes only). Recent home projects: building a garden pond and restoring an antique carousel horse. Other Board experience: ASTRIDE Board, 1990-1991. Therapeutic horseback riding for the physically and mentally challenged. Friends of Historic Onondaga Lake,1990-1995. Living history museum at a Colonial site in Central NY. MacEvangelists Macintosh User Group, 1987-1992. Nominator's comments: -------------------- I would would like to put Jean Armour Polly's name in nomination for election to the Board of Trustees. Jean Armour Polly is the Manager of Network Development & User Training at NYSERNet, Inc. Prior to this, Jean served as Assistant Director for Public Services and Head of the Microcomputer Department at Liverpool (NY) Public Library. The Liverpool Public Library is one of the smallest public libraries with an Internet node, through a grant from NYSERNet, a fact noted by Vint Cerf in his Spring 1992 "INET News" President's Message. While at the Liverpool Public Library, Jean founded and managed a public computer lab with a circulating software collection, a highly unusual activity for a US public library. The Library enjoys an international reputation for its proactive stance in furthering public technology. Jean received her BA in Medieval Studies at Syracuse University in 1974, and her MS in Library Science from the same University in 1975. She has written two books on public technology and is a frequent contributor to library literature and speaker on the lecture circuit. She also writes the monthly "Computer Currents" column for Library Journal and co-moderates the Apple Library User's Group discussion conference on the WELL (Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA). She is the co-moderator of the about-to-be announced listserv for public libraries on the Internet: PUBLIB. She is active in the American Library Association and the Public Library Association, and is a member of the Library and Information Technology Association's Board of Directors. Besides the Internet Society, Jean holds memberships in CPSR and EFF. Jean is an advocate of public use of the Internet, and public library participation in the NREN. She may be reached at: jpolly@nysernet.org or otherwise: Jean Armour Polly Manager of Network Development & User Training NYSERNet, Inc. 111 College Place Syracuse, NY 13244 315/ 443-4120.... FAX 315/425-7518....