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Line 14: − + + + + + − Jean is a member of the American Library Association and is a former director of the Library and Information Technology Association's Board. She was one of the first two women elected to the Internet Society Board of Trustees, and holds memberships in the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility.+ − An entertaining regular on the demo and speaking circuit, Jean has jacked into the Net in places as diverse as: Alaska, the Czech Republic, Italy, Hawai'i, and historic booth number one at Roger's Frontier Bar in Old Colorado City, Colorado.+ − She lives on a hill in Central New York, above a woods full of raccoons, fox, and deer. She is currently a freelance writer and independent contractor. Mom to a ten-year-old son, Stephen, Jean also enjoys her cats, ducks, and a garden pond full of goldfish and lilies. More about Jean is available at her home page: http://www.well.com/user/polly. or you can email her at: polly@well.com +
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=== Career History ===
=== Career History ===
*Before joining Liverpool Public Lirary, she was the Director of Public Services and Internet Ambassador at [[NYSERNet]], Inc.
*Before joining Liverpool Public Lirary, she was the Director of Public Services and Internet Ambassador at [[NYSERNet]], Inc.<ref>[http://www.laplaza.org/about_lap/archives/cn96/listnr.html laplaza.com]</ref>
*Prior to that, Jean was a public librarian for sixteen years.
*Prior to that, Jean was a public librarian for sixteen years.
*She co-owns and co-moderates PUBLIB, the Internet discussion list for public librarians.
*She co-owns and co-moderates PUBLIB, the Internet discussion list for public librarians.
*She is also a member of the American Library Association.
*She was elected to the Internet Society Board of Trustees, she is one of the two first women to have been elected.
*She is the owner of [[Netmom.com]], a website where she reviews websites for kids and families, thus the name Net-mom. She has also publish the The Internet Kids Yellow Pages, and The Internet Kids & Family Yellow Pages.<ref>[http://www.familyguidebook.com/book/24.html familyguidebook.com]</ref>
*She was a part of the project GAIN, which helped in connecting the rural public libraries to the Internet.
=== External Links ===
*[http://www.netmom.com Netmom.com]
*[http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49 Surfing the Internet]
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