Published: October 28, 2026 by Patrick Hutchinson

Meet Sourcery, the latest resource from Digital Scholar, the not-for-profit behind Zotero and Omeka. Sourcery connects researchers with archive users in more than 50 U.S. cities who provide reference-quality scans of archival materials.

Library and archive students and professionals can become a Sourcerer and make extra money creating scans for researchers. You can fulfill Sourcery jobs and advance your skills while exploring institutions and collections on your own schedule!

Sourcery is produced by Digital Scholar and the University of Connecticut, with funding from the Mellon Foundation. Learn more at sourceryapp.org.