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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.<ref>[http://www.laplaza.org/about_lap/archives/cn96/listnr.html laplaza.com]</ref>
| + | 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. She is also a member of the American Library Association. Her interest in accessible interent also led her to be a part of the project GAIN, which helped in connecting the rural public libraries to the internet. |
− | *Prior to that, Jean was a public librarian for sixteen years.
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− | *She co-owns and co-moderates PUBLIB, the Internet discussion list for public librarians.
| + | Jean co-owns and co-moderates PUBLIB, the Internet discussion list for public librarians; and is the owner of [[Netmom.com]], a website where she reviews websites for kids and families. She has also published 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 is also a member of the American Library Association.
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− | *She was elected to the Internet Society Board of Trustees, she is one of the two first women to have been elected.
| + | Jean Armour Polly is one of the first two women to have been elected to [[The Internet Society]] Board of Trustees. |
− | *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>
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− | *She was a part of the project GAIN, which helped in connecting the rural public libraries to the Internet.
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| === External Links === | | === External Links === |