LISA CARLUCCI is Executive Director at Equinox Open Library Initiative, a non-profit organization dedicated to developing and supporting open source software for libraries in the United States and worldwide. Lisa is also Executive Director of Equinox Library Services Canada, which provides open source technology services exclusively for libraries in Canada. Equinox provides hosting, education, software development, IT and management consulting, and supports Evergreen ILS, Koha ILS, Aspen Discovery, VuFind, SubjectsPlus, CORAL ERM, and Fulfillment ILL.
Prior to Equinox, Lisa was Executive Director at Library Connection, Inc. (LCI). At LCI, Lisa was responsible for leading member services, supervising staff and operations, and managing the administration of the Sierra (Innovative) integrated library system, serving a thirty member library consortium across northern and central Connecticut.
Lisa is the Director & Founder of Design Think Do, offering consulting services to clients in libraries and healthcare since 2011. Design Think Do helps business leaders align programs and strategies with current digital and social trends.
Lisa’s creative and technical expertise includes leading the design and development of educational technologies, mobile applications, and digital products and platforms. At the Center for Social Innovation (now C4 Innovations), Lisa’s team developed interactive, engaging learning resources, applications, and information systems supporting public health research and behavioral health services. Lisa is a graduate of the NIH Innovation Corps (I-Corps), an entrepreneurial training program focused on business strategies for researchers and technologists seeking to commercialize innovative, grant-funded technology projects. She is also a PMI-certified Project Management Professional (PMP).
Lisa was an academic librarian at Yale University and at Southern Connecticut State University. Her library experience includes managing access services, resource sharing, digital libraries and collections, special projects, and systems implementation and administration. She also worked for OCLC, creating and presenting training programs for members learning WorldShare ILL, WorldCat Discovery, and License Manager. Lisa is a Library Journal Mover & Shaker, ALA Emerging Leader, MLIS graduate of Syracuse University, published author, and public speaker.
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