Because research often overlaps across disciplines and project types, I’ve organized the services below by category to make them easier to navigate, not to suggest that each one stands entirely on its own. If your project doesn’t fit neatly into one area, that’s perfectly fine. Many don’t.
Photo and Visual Research
- Identifying appropriate photos, illustrations, maps, or other visual assets
- Selecting visuals that align with tone, subject matter, and audience
- Securing rights and permissions for image use
- Writing captions and managing credit lines
- Preparing metadata, filenames, and placement notes for designers or production teams
- Keeping a detailed image log with source, rights, and usage information
Permissions Research
- Researching and tracking down copyright holders for text or image reuse
- Supporting the permissions process for reprints, excerpts, and third-party content
- Documenting license terms and usage restrictions
- Determining copyright status of texts, images, or data
- Securing permissions for quoted or reproduced material
Academic Research
- Discovery and gathering os primary and secondary sources
- Verifying and preparing annotated bibliographies or source summaries in required style (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.)
- Setting up and maintaining citation management systems (e.g., Zotero, EndNote, Mendeley).
- Performing archival, historical, and public records research
- Paleographic transcription of historical manuscripts and handwritten documents
Publishing and Creative Project Research
- Researching cultural, scientific, or technical topics to inform creative writing
- Sourcing historical documents, primary sources, and permissions
- Fact-checking timelines, locations, settings, and cultural references
Deliverables often include:
- Research summaries, briefs, maps, or reports
- Source evaluation and reliability assessment
- Fact-check reports
- Document preparation
- Annotated source lists or bibliographies in preferred format(s)
- Spreadsheets of findings
- Visual aids such as timelines, flowcharts, or infographics
- References formatted to required citation styles
- Research audit trail
- Detailed research, permissions, and image logs
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