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Sourcery History: how Sourcery is reimagining remote research
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…
Continue ReadingSourcery for the Oral Historian
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…
Continue ReadingSourcery Tutorials
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…
Continue ReadingSourcery Pricing Part 2: Cost Comparisons
⚠️ CAUTION: this blog post might contain outdated information regarding Sourcery request costs or payouts.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,…
Continue ReadingHow Researchers Can Access Historical Documents Faster!
⚠️ CAUTION: this blog post might contain outdated information regarding Sourcery request costs or payouts.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/ ⚠️ Archival research is the foundation of historical and social inquiry. Primary sources, from government papers and organizational records…
Continue ReadingSourcery Research Ambassador: Meet Maddie!
👂Have you heard? We’re recruiting 5 Sourcery Research Ambassadors to help us test new features and expand into the Washington, DC metro area! If you’re a humanities researcher and are in need of archival materials from Washington, DC-based repositories, apply…
Continue ReadingJoin Our Team!
Help Sourcery get better and get paid doing it! We’re currently recruiting for two positions: Are you an early career archivist or librarian? A current MLS/PhD/MS/MA student or recent graduate? Or maybe just passionate about archives, libraries, and the digital…
Continue ReadingWhy $65?
⚠️ CAUTION: this blog post might contain outdated information regarding Sourcery request costs or payouts.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/ ⚠️ So you’ve collected all the information for your Sourcery request, you’ve filled out the necessary fields, and you’re…
Continue ReadingSourcery and you!
You may have heard there’s a new version of Sourcery available. Let’s talk about what that means for you! If you’re a Researcher who studies material from archives, Sourcery creates an easy workflow to request scans from multiple institutions and…
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