# Source · The record is there. So is one of ours.

> Source is a peer-to-peer network for in-person research. A vetted researcher with live credentials at that archive retrieves the record and sends it back, often within the week. No travel. No silence. No freelancer roulette. Every record is retrieved and verified by a real person already inside that archive.

## What Source does

Most archive records are not online, and most local archives do not reply to email from abroad. Source closes that gap with people. You post the document you need; a vetted researcher who already holds reading-room credentials at that archive retrieves it in person and sends it back, usually within the week.

## How it works

1. **Post it** · 2 minutes. Free, no signup. Name the archive and the document.
2. **Claimed within hours** · By someone already there. A vetted researcher with live credentials at that archive accepts and quotes.
3. **Retrieved** · Photographed and transcribed on your terms. Scans, transcriptions or summaries on the timeline you agree.
4. **Delivered, then you pay** · Stripe-secured. You review and approve before release. The researcher is paid same-week.

## What people use Source for · a document a database cannot reach

- **Academic research · Non-digitised folios.** Manuscript transcriptions in difficult scripts (Latin, Italian, Kurrent, secretary hand), Inquisition and ecclesiastical records, single-folio retrieval from manuscript collections, bibliography parser at /parse for batch requests.
- **Provenance & art market · Chain of custody.** Notarial archives across Europe, customs and consignment records, pre-war exhibition catalogues, auction-house provenance certificates.
- **Legal due diligence · Registries & boxes.** Public-registry company filings, declassified national-archive material, historical corporate record retrieval, bespoke briefs with 2-3 day response.
- **Genealogy & citizenship · Records of descent.** Italian dual-citizenship document checklists, Polish parish registers (księgi metrykalne), Irish General Register Office certificates, German Standesamt records and Stammbücher.
- **Bespoke · Multi-archive projects.** Complex multi-archive briefs scoped per project, response in 2-3 days.

## Pricing

- Median fulfilled cost: £65 per request
- Most requests fall between £40 and £400
- Genealogy & citizenship: £40 to £150
- Provenance & academic: £100 to £400
- Bespoke multi-archive projects: from £400, scoped per project
- Free to post; you see a quote before you commit; 5% off the platform fee on your next search

## For researchers

You set the price. You decide what to take. You keep most of it. Your first three jobs are fee-free. Every job you complete builds a verified public record of your archive work. Same-week Stripe payout, 5% × 5 jobs on every researcher you refer.

## Coverage

- 72 cities with active researchers
- 30 countries
- 18-hour median day-one response
- £65 median fulfilled cost
- 100% retrieved by a real person

Verified researchers with live reading-room credentials in cities including London, Paris, Berlin, Rome, Oxford, Cambridge, Vatican City, New York, Washington DC, São Paulo, Tokyo, Cairo, Istanbul, and more.

## Trust

Every record is retrieved and verified by a real person. Every record is private to the requester by default; Source publishes only an anonymised proof-of-fulfilment card if you opt in. Payments are Stripe-secured and you approve the record before release.

## Pages

- Homepage: https://bemysource.com/ (markdown: /index.md)
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## Source Scholar · for students

Source Scholar is the student-track of the researcher network. Discounted commission, mentor pairing for the first three jobs, and a verified public record of every retrieval that builds into your academic profile. Open to anyone with active reading-room credentials at a university, archive, or special-collections institution. Email sourcescholar@bemysource.com to register.

## Contact

- General: info@bemysource.com
- Bespoke research: bespoke@bemysource.com
- Institutional partnership: institutions@bemysource.com
- Researchers: researchers@bemysource.com
- Source Scholar (students): sourcescholar@bemysource.com
- Newsletter (The Research Review · monthly): newsletter@bemysource.com