Jean Armour Polly

Jean Armour Polly

Jean Armour Polly is a librarian by profession, the author of a series of books on safe Internet services (Surfing the Internet [ref], now freely available at Project Gutenberg) secondary Gutenber ref, and has been an active Internet user since 1991.

She received her BA in Medieval Studies at Syracuse University in 1974, and her Master’s in Library Science from the same university in 1975.

Polly is credited with coining the phrase "surfing the Internet", being the author of the first known appearance of the phrase in print, in an article called "Surfing the INTERNET", published in the University of Minnesota Wilson Library Bulletin in June, 1992.

Polly is the author of the well-known series of books The Internet Kids & Families Yellow Pages. (This was a spin-off of the original series Harley Hahn's Internet Yellow Pages, by Harley Hahn.) Because of her long-standing work, devoted to family- and child-related issues on the Internet, Polly is often referred to as one of the original "Mothers" of the Internet.

She was Director of Public Services and Internet Ambassador at NYSERNet, Inc (1992–1995).

She has served on the Internet Society Board of Trustees (1993–1996) and on the ICANN At-Large Advisory Council (ALAC) (2004–2006), as well as on the board of ICRA.

She lives near Syracuse, New York, where she runs the "Net-mom" Internet site. She has one son, Stephen, who is in the doctoral program at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

References



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Internetsurfen — Als Internetsurfen (oder auch nur Surfen) wird umgangssprachlich das aufeinanderfolgende Betrachten von mehreren Webseiten bezeichnet. Dazu kommt ein meist Webbrowser zum Einsatz. Bekannt gemacht wurde der Begriff „Surfing the Internet“ durch den …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Surf culture — Pontiac woodie, used by early surfers Surf culture includes the people, language, fashion and life surrounding the art of surfing. The culture began early in the 20th century, spread quickly during the 1950s and 1960s, and continues to evolve. It …   Wikipedia

  • At-Large Advisory Committee — The At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is an advisory committee to ICANN, the organization that administers the Internet s Domain Name System and addressing system. Its mission is to act as an advocate for the interests and viewpoints of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Chicago — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Chicago (homonymie). 41° 52′ 57″ N 87° 37′ 51″ W …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Chicago(Illinois) — Chicago Pour les articles homonymes, voir Chicago (homonymie). Chicago …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Chicago, Illinois — Chicago Pour les articles homonymes, voir Chicago (homonymie). Chicago …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Chicago (Illinois) — Chicago Pour les articles homonymes, voir Chicago (homonymie). Chicago …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Tony Blair — For other people named Tony Blair, see Tony Blair (disambiguation). The Right Honourable Tony Blair …   Wikipedia

  • Histoire de Chicago — L histoire de Chicago commence en 1833 à la fondation officielle de la ville qui tient une place importante dans l histoire industrielle et culturelle des États Unis. Chicago est devenue la principale ville de l’État de l Illinois, de la région… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Art, Antiques, and Collections — ▪ 2003 Introduction       In 2002 major exhibitions such as Documenta 11 reflected the diverse nature of contemporary art: artists from a variety of cultures received widespread recognition for work ranging from installation to video to painting …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”