Doing Spring Break Research? Think Sourcery!
Spring is for research planning! Now is the best time to explore archival collections so you can plan the most effective research trip, or to collect the archival sources you’ll need for some focused writing time over the summer. Get a jump on your summer plans with a FREE Sourcery request in your arsenal of tools!
Sourcery is perfect to get a preliminary view of promising, but unknown archival collections, volumes, or other material. You can do this by…
- placing a request for a single folder of a particular collection and limiting the maximum scans to below 100;
- Placing a request for the first 100 pages of a volume;
- Placing a request for the first few pages of each chapter or section of a volume;
- And so on!
After you review the returned scans, you can decide whether to request more scans, hire a research assistant to evaluate the collection, or plan an in-person research trip. Another benefit of requesting only 100 scans for your first request? It’s FREE!
If you already know the materials you need, placing a Sourcery request now will help ensure you have the materials on hand for summer writing time. This is especially important for the institutions that schedule appointments for many weeks in advance. Use your spring break (or just springtime energy!) to place requests now so you’ll have the materials waiting for you in the summertime!
With Sourcery, you don’t have to speculate about what might be in an archival collection or scour your network for someone to make simple scans. Try it for yourself and see how easy it can be!
📚 Interested in other ways Sourcery can aid your research? Read on our blog how Sourcery can help you expand your source base, streamline your research workflow, get critical documents, and more!
💭 Keep in mind that Sourcery provides you with reference-quality scans rather than research assistance. You can read more about the differences between document retrieval and research assistance on our blogon our blog.
