diff --git a/lib/orcid/publication_type_mapper.rb b/lib/orcid/publication_type_mapper.rb
index 5d538ef60..031fc6045 100644
--- a/lib/orcid/publication_type_mapper.rb
+++ b/lib/orcid/publication_type_mapper.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def self.to_pub_type(work_type)
       PUB_TYPE_TO_WORK_TYPE.invert[work_type]
     end
 
-    # @return [String] true if a valid mapped work type.
+    # @return [String] true if valid mapped work type (from ORCID to sul-pub).
     def self.work_type?(work_type)
       PUB_TYPE_TO_WORK_TYPE.value?(work_type)
     end
diff --git a/lib/orcid/work_record.rb b/lib/orcid/work_record.rb
index cc5d43e7d..61911b3ea 100644
--- a/lib/orcid/work_record.rb
+++ b/lib/orcid/work_record.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ def put_code
       @put_code ||= work_response['put-code']
     end
 
+    # the name of the source that provided the work to ORCID (e.g. "Crossref")
+    def work_source
+      @work_source ||= work_response.dig('source','source-name','value')
+    end
+
     def work_type
       @work_type ||= work_response['type']
     end