128:, an administrator of a research facility, and then in 1998 became a tenured astronomy librarian at the observatory. In the early 1990s, shortly after the advent of the internet, Isaksson recognized its potential to improve communication and neutralize related problems in communication for the hearing impaired. She used her skill with organization and databases to create a comprehensive reference of various types of mailing lists for lesbians to use for networking. Her first lists were for Finnish lesbians, but she soon made lists to encompass Europe. She began training women at the university to use the internet for both research and networking, and pioneered the establishment of databases containing reference materials related to
178:. At that time, Isaksson transferred with them to the Kumpula Science Library. Most of her work focuses on organizing astronomical information, teaching physics courses, supervising graduate students, and planning astronomy conferences. To organize the library's information, the librarians evaluate research publications and the
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64:, in 1978 and fought against the section of the penal code which prohibited public promotion of homosexuality, even though consensual relations among partners was not criminalized. In 1980, she joined Seta's board and participated in demonstrations at the
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