Jean Polly jpolly@nysernet.org Nominated Candidate 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. Supervised public computer lab. Collected, cataloged, and maintained 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, Electronic Frontier Foundation, 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. Public Technology: the Library Public Access Computer (1986); Co-author of Hardware: Expansion and Set-up (1987). Selected Articles: 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: 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. Statement: 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.
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