For most archival researchers, it’s a familiar picture. You’ve placed requests for document scans to multiple institutions, and they all require different payments and methods of communication. Did you place that request via email? Or yet another online portal? I…

A surprisingly challenging step in the research process is the very first one: following the primary source leads you find while reviewing secondary literature. You may be excited to learn about a particularly intriguing letter cited by a scholar, only…

You’ve probably seen that Sourcery  is a “document delivery” app. But what does that mean? How does it compare with research assistance? And how does it influence how requests are submitted?  Document delivery simply refers to the act of retrieving…

Deciding which jobs to choose can be an exciting prospect if you enjoy spending time in archives. Here are some suggestions for key items to pay attention to when selecting a job.  Interested in more resources? Our resident beta tester…

Tips for Sourcerers I spent this summer visiting special collections repositories in New York City to fulfill researcher requests through the Sourcery App. In this post I’ll share what being a Sourcerer entails, who might enjoy “sourcering,” and some tips…

A problem researchers often face is wanting to track down a citation or consult a distant archival collection that just may be the linchpin for their argument. But if they aren’t able to travel to the archive, what can they…

Sourcery went on the road this past week to the Oral History Association’s Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia! While Sourcery does not currently support video or audio files to be sent or received through the app, we can still aid…

Need a little help getting started in Sourcery? Well, agonize no longer! In this blog post you can find tutorials on how to place a request, claim a job, and complete a job. Let’s get to it! ⚠️CAUTION: this blog…

⚠️ CAUTION: this blog post might contain outdated information regarding Sourcery request costs or payouts. For more recent updates, visit https://sourceryapp.org/2026/03/02/new-sourcery-updates-march-2026/ ⚠️ Now that we have some context for why Sourcery requests in Boston and New York cost $65 (which,…