Project Type: A LYRASIS Catalyst Fund Research Report
Idea submitted by: Yeshiva University
Report prepared by: Leigh A. Grinstead, Project Manager, Catalyst Fund Program
Project partners:
- Lead Paul Glassman, Grant writer, Yeshiva University
- Sandy Moore, Instructional Design, Yeshiva University
- Elinor Grumet, Editor, Yeshiva University
Keywords: Open educational resources, Policy Design, Policy Analysis, Policy Evaluation, Policy History, Policy Theory, Policy Methods, Public Policy
Idea Submitted: 2020
Related Items:
- Final Report: https://doi.org/10.48609/bhm7-e691
Description: In 2020, Yeshiva University submitted an idea application to the LYRASIS Catalyst Fund. It outlined a community need to address humanities textbook costs by leveraging library resources. Over 2020 and 2021, LYRASIS and Yeshiva University piloted a program to harness academic librarians’ expertise with humanities information resources. They reviewed syllabi and re-designed them using open-source documents and resources (“AlterTexts”). These AlterTexts were already available to students through library full-text subscriptions (periodical literature, electronic reference sources, and relevant chapters from electronic books).
