Lisa Hooper
@lisahooper.bsky.social
Head of Media Services at Tulane University Libraries. Music librarian. Film Librarian. Dance and theater librarian. Media librarian. Work in progress.
Couldn't be more over the moon to have contributed to this important book! Check out the details in the original post
Book Launch!!!!
📚🚀
Platform Power and Libraries
A much needed book dissecting the power dynamics inherently embedded in platforms that library practitioners and patrons must navigate.
Learn more and register: litwinbooks.com/book-launch-...
📚🚀
Platform Power and Libraries
A much needed book dissecting the power dynamics inherently embedded in platforms that library practitioners and patrons must navigate.
Learn more and register: litwinbooks.com/book-launch-...
July 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Couldn't be more over the moon to have contributed to this important book! Check out the details in the original post
I did a thing with a lot of other really smart people with really important things to say about libraries and platform power. We're even doing a virtual book launch. Registration link is below in the original post, I really hope to see some of you there and I expect all of you to go read this book😁
Follow the link above to see all the great presenters, but here on Bluesky, a special should out to Lisa Hooper (@lisahooper.bsky.social) Kieran Hegarty (@kieranhegarty.bsky.social) and Jordan S. Sly (@jordanssly.bsky.social)
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July 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I did a thing with a lot of other really smart people with really important things to say about libraries and platform power. We're even doing a virtual book launch. Registration link is below in the original post, I really hope to see some of you there and I expect all of you to go read this book😁
Reposted by Lisa Hooper
Book Launch!!!!!!!!
Join us July 16, 2025 at 12pm Eastern for virtual book launch for the Grabbing Tea, volumes 1 & 2 with editors Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz and Sara A. Howard
Don't miss this!
More info and Registration: litwinbooks.com/book-launch-...
#bookLaunch #books #queer #libraries #archives
Join us July 16, 2025 at 12pm Eastern for virtual book launch for the Grabbing Tea, volumes 1 & 2 with editors Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz and Sara A. Howard
Don't miss this!
More info and Registration: litwinbooks.com/book-launch-...
#bookLaunch #books #queer #libraries #archives
July 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Book Launch!!!!!!!!
Join us July 16, 2025 at 12pm Eastern for virtual book launch for the Grabbing Tea, volumes 1 & 2 with editors Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz and Sara A. Howard
Don't miss this!
More info and Registration: litwinbooks.com/book-launch-...
#bookLaunch #books #queer #libraries #archives
Join us July 16, 2025 at 12pm Eastern for virtual book launch for the Grabbing Tea, volumes 1 & 2 with editors Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz and Sara A. Howard
Don't miss this!
More info and Registration: litwinbooks.com/book-launch-...
#bookLaunch #books #queer #libraries #archives
"Our community deserves leaders who protect public expression, not suppress it." Where would we be without our public libraries y'all www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...
Letters: As advocates of free speech, we want attacks to stop
We’re writing to correct misinformation about our lawsuit against Robert Judge.
www.theadvocate.com
June 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
"Our community deserves leaders who protect public expression, not suppress it." Where would we be without our public libraries y'all www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...
Super honored to have a chapter in such an important book! This is such a timely volume, can't recommend it enough
Happy New #Book Day! 📚🥳
Building on research in critical #library systems studies, Platform Power and Libraries traverses the divide between library, #communication, and cultural policy research in the realm of platform studies.
#critLib #criticalLibraries #systems
litwinbooks.com/books/platfo...
Building on research in critical #library systems studies, Platform Power and Libraries traverses the divide between library, #communication, and cultural policy research in the realm of platform studies.
#critLib #criticalLibraries #systems
litwinbooks.com/books/platfo...
May 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Super honored to have a chapter in such an important book! This is such a timely volume, can't recommend it enough
NOLA friends, there's a lot to choose from this Sunday but prioritize Breakthrough Health Film Festival. Free and open to the public. This incredible full length feature will be preceded by 4 powerful documentary shorts. Find all the details for all 3 days here: bit.ly/BreakthroughHealthFilmFest
April 4, 2025 at 12:17 AM
NOLA friends, there's a lot to choose from this Sunday but prioritize Breakthrough Health Film Festival. Free and open to the public. This incredible full length feature will be preceded by 4 powerful documentary shorts. Find all the details for all 3 days here: bit.ly/BreakthroughHealthFilmFest
If you're in or near the amazing city of New Orleans then come to one or all 3 days of Breakthrough Health Film Festival hosted by
@p4hnetwork.bsky.social and co-sponsored by my delightful workplace Tulane University Libraries. .
@p4hnetwork.bsky.social and co-sponsored by my delightful workplace Tulane University Libraries. .
April 2, 2025 at 10:12 PM
If you're in or near the amazing city of New Orleans then come to one or all 3 days of Breakthrough Health Film Festival hosted by
@p4hnetwork.bsky.social and co-sponsored by my delightful workplace Tulane University Libraries. .
@p4hnetwork.bsky.social and co-sponsored by my delightful workplace Tulane University Libraries. .
Reposted by Lisa Hooper
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
A must read for academics. Faculty, it's always a good time to talk to your librarians to learn about options for open access scholarly communication #skybrarians katinamagazine.org/content/arti...
Academic Databases and the Art of the Overcharge
Clarivate, Elsevier, and the American Chemical Society are comfortable pursuing a strategy of pricing discrimination. But libraries don’t have to go along with it. This data can help.
katinamagazine.org
March 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A must read for academics. Faculty, it's always a good time to talk to your librarians to learn about options for open access scholarly communication #skybrarians katinamagazine.org/content/arti...
Episode 3 of Literacies, a 4-part Audio Series is live! When we recorded this episode last summer we had no idea what the data environment would be during our planned release for #LoveDataWeek Turns out, we couldn't have planned it better. Enjoy this quick listen!
youtube.com/watch?v=jfKF...
youtube.com/watch?v=jfKF...
youtube.com
February 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Episode 3 of Literacies, a 4-part Audio Series is live! When we recorded this episode last summer we had no idea what the data environment would be during our planned release for #LoveDataWeek Turns out, we couldn't have planned it better. Enjoy this quick listen!
youtube.com/watch?v=jfKF...
youtube.com/watch?v=jfKF...
Hey my data-using friends! If you're worried about continued access to important data sets and you haven't found them yet, now is the time to engage the many resources of the @datarescueproject.org they do good work y'all
Our group has been hard at work to release a new tool: The Data Rescue Tracker. The tool aims to provide a consolidated overview of who is downloading which dataset from which government websites. Please share! www.datarescueproject.org/data-rescue-...
The Data Rescue Tracker
We are excited to introduce the Data Rescue Tracker, a collaborative tool built to catalog existing public data rescue efforts so that we can coordinate better across initiatives. At this stage, you c...
www.datarescueproject.org
February 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Hey my data-using friends! If you're worried about continued access to important data sets and you haven't found them yet, now is the time to engage the many resources of the @datarescueproject.org they do good work y'all
Tulane University Libraries and Tulane SLA's Language Learning Center have teamed up again for another super fab International Short Film Festival. @tulaneu.bsky.social friends, come sit in community with us February 18, Lake Theater. Doors open at 5, films at 5:30
February 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Tulane University Libraries and Tulane SLA's Language Learning Center have teamed up again for another super fab International Short Film Festival. @tulaneu.bsky.social friends, come sit in community with us February 18, Lake Theater. Doors open at 5, films at 5:30
Dear perfume wearers,
It's spring in New Orleans, which means it's also allergy season. If you wear perfume, be kind to us seasonal allergy folks and don't. A brief scent of your chemical perfumes burns our noses and leaves us sneezing, congested, and generally ick feeling for the next hour.
It's spring in New Orleans, which means it's also allergy season. If you wear perfume, be kind to us seasonal allergy folks and don't. A brief scent of your chemical perfumes burns our noses and leaves us sneezing, congested, and generally ick feeling for the next hour.
February 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Dear perfume wearers,
It's spring in New Orleans, which means it's also allergy season. If you wear perfume, be kind to us seasonal allergy folks and don't. A brief scent of your chemical perfumes burns our noses and leaves us sneezing, congested, and generally ick feeling for the next hour.
It's spring in New Orleans, which means it's also allergy season. If you wear perfume, be kind to us seasonal allergy folks and don't. A brief scent of your chemical perfumes burns our noses and leaves us sneezing, congested, and generally ick feeling for the next hour.
What an amazing weekend for New Orleans music! The magic weaving Tank and the Bangas are coming home with a Grammy 🔥and New Orleans based Opera Creole is updating music history by introducing the world to the 138 year old opera by New Orleans very own Edmond Dédé
www.npr.org/2025/02/03/n...
www.npr.org/2025/02/03/n...
After 138 years, a Black composer's magnum opus finds a stage
Morgiane, perhaps the oldest opera by a Black American, finally receives its full public performance, shedding light on the forgotten heyday of opera in New Orleans.
www.npr.org
February 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
What an amazing weekend for New Orleans music! The magic weaving Tank and the Bangas are coming home with a Grammy 🔥and New Orleans based Opera Creole is updating music history by introducing the world to the 138 year old opera by New Orleans very own Edmond Dédé
www.npr.org/2025/02/03/n...
www.npr.org/2025/02/03/n...
My job increasingly puts me in a place where I get to support incredible events. Finding joy in my privilege of bring Tulane University Library's support to Breakthrough Health Film Festival. I've seen the draft line up and it 💯🔥Keep watching @partners4he.bsky.social to catch the details!
The Breakthrough Health Film Festival is heading to New Orleans!
This free, three-day event showcases films and discussions that inspire action and spark conversations about health equity.
Learn more: bit.ly/4glpDW0 #Partners4HE
This free, three-day event showcases films and discussions that inspire action and spark conversations about health equity.
Learn more: bit.ly/4glpDW0 #Partners4HE
January 31, 2025 at 1:49 AM
My job increasingly puts me in a place where I get to support incredible events. Finding joy in my privilege of bring Tulane University Library's support to Breakthrough Health Film Festival. I've seen the draft line up and it 💯🔥Keep watching @partners4he.bsky.social to catch the details!
Scenario and then a question for all my weather nerd friends. Yesterday The skies were gray, it was overcast, it was cold, and people were incredibly selfish drivers. Today the skies are an amazing blue, the sun is warm but not hot, the temperature is perfection, people were driving with kindness.
January 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Scenario and then a question for all my weather nerd friends. Yesterday The skies were gray, it was overcast, it was cold, and people were incredibly selfish drivers. Today the skies are an amazing blue, the sun is warm but not hot, the temperature is perfection, people were driving with kindness.
All my trans friends and people I know but don't know are trans: strength and solidarity friends, strength and solidarity.
January 29, 2025 at 12:06 AM
All my trans friends and people I know but don't know are trans: strength and solidarity friends, strength and solidarity.
Oh my friends at the Library of Congress and national archives... The biggest hugs of strength and solidarity
January 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Oh my friends at the Library of Congress and national archives... The biggest hugs of strength and solidarity
Seeing a lot of panic in the socials. 100% right to be worried but the amplification of fear and accidental misinformation makes it hard to find verifiable news. I don't have the solution, just observing...
NEW: The federal spending pause does not affect federal direct student loans, Pell Grants or federal work-study funds for campus jobs (thanks to those of you who prompted me on that last one). Our story, with @tarasiegelbernard.bsky.social. Keep the tips/memos coming. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/b...
Federal Spending Freeze Does Not Apply to Student Loans and Pell Grants
Students and parents panicked after news of the order, but the Education Department said the guidance would not stop the flow of money to students and schools.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Seeing a lot of panic in the socials. 100% right to be worried but the amplification of fear and accidental misinformation makes it hard to find verifiable news. I don't have the solution, just observing...
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Remember: no mandate, no majority. 37.75% of the electorate didn't vote; 31.5% voted for him; 30.6% voted for her.
January 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Remember: no mandate, no majority. 37.75% of the electorate didn't vote; 31.5% voted for him; 30.6% voted for her.
Welp. That was a master class in the perversion of justice. Disappointment and frustration is not the same as giving up.
January 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Welp. That was a master class in the perversion of justice. Disappointment and frustration is not the same as giving up.
Things I love: amazing film content coming out on major streaming platforms in indigenous languages. 😍 Things I hate: not being able to acquire amazing content in indigenous languages produced by major streaming platforms for my academic library. 😡
January 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Things I love: amazing film content coming out on major streaming platforms in indigenous languages. 😍 Things I hate: not being able to acquire amazing content in indigenous languages produced by major streaming platforms for my academic library. 😡
Seeing everyone post their last year's reading lists inspired me to not sleep like these guys every time I crack a book open and commit my fun reading to focus on books banned while I was coming up in school.
January 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Seeing everyone post their last year's reading lists inspired me to not sleep like these guys every time I crack a book open and commit my fun reading to focus on books banned while I was coming up in school.
Just got an email saying @dorisdukefdn.bsky.social and the @mellonfoundation.bsky.social dropped their support of MAP Fund! 😧 Devastating news for creative communities.
December 12, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Just got an email saying @dorisdukefdn.bsky.social and the @mellonfoundation.bsky.social dropped their support of MAP Fund! 😧 Devastating news for creative communities.
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Illinois has put an end to the injustice of cash bail. And it’s working better than anyone expected.
Illinois Has Put an End to the Injustice of Cash Bail
Amid a national backlash against criminal justice reform, Illinois has achieved something extraordinary. It’s working better than anyone expected.
www.thenation.com
December 2, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Illinois has put an end to the injustice of cash bail. And it’s working better than anyone expected.