diff --git a/samples/NetCoreConsole/Program.cs b/samples/NetCoreConsole/Program.cs
index b9d27f1..e25973c 100644
--- a/samples/NetCoreConsole/Program.cs
+++ b/samples/NetCoreConsole/Program.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace NetCoreConsole
                     .Build();
                 Console.WriteLine($"App = {(config.Is64Bit ? "64bit" : "32bit")}");
                 Console.WriteLine($"Platform = {config.Platform}");
+                Console.WriteLine();
 
                 using (var session = new TwainSession(config))
                 {
@@ -23,18 +24,33 @@ namespace NetCoreConsole
                     var handle = IntPtr.Zero;
                     if (session.Open(ref handle) == NTwain.Data.ReturnCode.Success)
                     {
+                        Console.WriteLine("Available data sources:");
+                        foreach (var src in session.GetSources())
+                        {
+                            Console.WriteLine($"\t{src}");
+                        }
+                        Console.WriteLine();
 
+                        var defaultSrc = session.DefaultSource;
+                        Console.WriteLine($"Default data source = {defaultSrc}");
+                        Console.WriteLine();
+
+                        var selectSrc = session.ShowSourceSelector();
+                        Console.WriteLine($"Selected data source = {selectSrc}");
+                        Console.WriteLine();
+
+                        //session.DefaultSource = null;
                     }
 
                 }
-
-                Console.WriteLine("Test ended, press Enter to exit...");
-                Console.ReadLine();
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
                 Console.WriteLine("ERROR: " + ex.ToString());
             }
+
+            Console.WriteLine("Test ended, press Enter to exit...");
+            Console.ReadLine();
         }
 
         private static void Session_PropertyChanged(object sender, System.ComponentModel.PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
diff --git a/src/NTwain/Data/TwainTypes.cs b/src/NTwain/Data/TwainTypes.cs
index c58de00..165b51e 100644
--- a/src/NTwain/Data/TwainTypes.cs
+++ b/src/NTwain/Data/TwainTypes.cs
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ namespace NTwain.Data
     partial class TW_IDENTITY
     {
         // TODO: id needs to be 64bit in 64bit?
-        TW_UINT32 _id;
+        internal TW_UINT32 Id;
         TW_VERSION _version;
         TW_UINT16 _protocolMajor;
         TW_UINT16 _protocolMinor;
diff --git a/src/NTwain/Data/TwainTypesExtended.cs b/src/NTwain/Data/TwainTypesExtended.cs
index b9617e7..ea13cf3 100644
--- a/src/NTwain/Data/TwainTypesExtended.cs
+++ b/src/NTwain/Data/TwainTypesExtended.cs
@@ -1584,7 +1584,8 @@ namespace NTwain.Data
         /// </returns>
         public override string ToString()
         {
-            return string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "{0}.{1} {2}", Major, Minor, Info);
+            if (Info == null) return $"v{Major}.{Minor}";
+            return $"v{Major}.{Minor} ({Info})";
         }
 
         #region equals
diff --git a/src/NTwain/DataSource.cs b/src/NTwain/DataSource.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f749b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NTwain/DataSource.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using NTwain.Data;
+
+namespace NTwain
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A TWAIN data source.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class DataSource
+    {
+        internal readonly TwainSession Session;
+
+        internal TW_IDENTITY Identity { get; }
+
+        internal DataSource(TwainSession session, TW_IDENTITY src)
+        {
+            this.Session = session;
+            this.Identity = src;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the source name.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Name => Identity.ProductName;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the source version info.
+        /// </summary>
+        public TW_VERSION Version => Identity.Version;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns a <see cref="System.String"/> that represents this instance.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// A <see cref="System.String"/> that represents this instance.
+        /// </returns>
+        public override string ToString()
+        {
+            return $"{Name} {Version}";
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/NTwain/Triplets/BaseTriplet.cs b/src/NTwain/Triplets/BaseTriplet.cs
index 063502a..10275de 100644
--- a/src/NTwain/Triplets/BaseTriplet.cs
+++ b/src/NTwain/Triplets/BaseTriplet.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,25 @@
-namespace NTwain.Triplets
+using System;
+
+namespace NTwain.Triplets
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Base class for grouping triplet operations.
+    /// </summary>
     public abstract class BaseTriplet
     {
-        protected TwainSession session;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the associated <see cref="TwainSession"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        protected readonly TwainSession Session;
 
-        public BaseTriplet(TwainSession session)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="BaseTriplet" /> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="session">The session.</param>
+        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException"></exception>
+        protected BaseTriplet(TwainSession session)
         {
-            this.session = session;
+            this.Session = session ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(session));
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/NTwain/Triplets/DGControl.EntryPoint.cs b/src/NTwain/Triplets/DGControl.EntryPoint.cs
index ca60712..3ad28f0 100644
--- a/src/NTwain/Triplets/DGControl.EntryPoint.cs
+++ b/src/NTwain/Triplets/DGControl.EntryPoint.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace NTwain.Triplets
         public ReturnCode Get(out TW_ENTRYPOINT entryPoint)
         {
             entryPoint = new TW_ENTRYPOINT();
-            return NativeMethods.DsmWin32(session.Config.AppWin32, null, 
+            return NativeMethods.DsmWin32(Session.Config.AppWin32, null, 
                 DataGroups.Control, DataArgumentType.EntryPoint, Message.Get, entryPoint);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/NTwain/Triplets/DGControl.Identity.cs b/src/NTwain/Triplets/DGControl.Identity.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f71049
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NTwain/Triplets/DGControl.Identity.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+using NTwain.Data;
+using NTwain.Internals;
+using System;
+
+namespace NTwain.Triplets
+{
+    sealed class Identity : BaseTriplet
+    {
+        internal Identity(TwainSession session) : base(session) { }
+
+        public ReturnCode CloseDS(TW_IDENTITY source)
+        {
+            var rc = NativeMethods.DsmWin32(Session.Config.AppWin32, IntPtr.Zero,
+                DataGroups.Control, DataArgumentType.Identity, Message.CloseDS, source);
+            if (rc == ReturnCode.Success)
+            {
+                Session.State = TwainState.S3;
+                Session.CurrentSource = null;
+            }
+            return rc;
+        }
+
+        public ReturnCode GetDefault(out TW_IDENTITY source)
+        {
+            source = new TW_IDENTITY();
+            return NativeMethods.DsmWin32(Session.Config.AppWin32, IntPtr.Zero,
+                DataGroups.Control, DataArgumentType.Identity, Message.GetDefault, source);
+        }
+
+
+        public ReturnCode GetFirst(out TW_IDENTITY source)
+        {
+            source = new TW_IDENTITY();
+            return NativeMethods.DsmWin32(Session.Config.AppWin32, IntPtr.Zero,
+                DataGroups.Control, DataArgumentType.Identity, Message.GetFirst, source);
+        }
+
+        public ReturnCode GetNext(out TW_IDENTITY source)
+        {
+            source = new TW_IDENTITY();
+            return NativeMethods.DsmWin32(Session.Config.AppWin32, IntPtr.Zero,
+                DataGroups.Control, DataArgumentType.Identity, Message.GetNext, source);
+        }
+
+        public ReturnCode OpenDS(TW_IDENTITY source)
+        {
+            var rc = NativeMethods.DsmWin32(Session.Config.AppWin32, IntPtr.Zero,
+                DataGroups.Control, DataArgumentType.Identity, Message.OpenDS, source);
+            if (rc == ReturnCode.Success)
+            {
+                Session.CurrentSource = Session.GetSourceSingleton(source);
+                Session.State = TwainState.S4;
+            }
+            return rc;
+        }
+
+        public ReturnCode Set(DataSource source)
+        {
+            return NativeMethods.DsmWin32(Session.Config.AppWin32, IntPtr.Zero,
+                DataGroups.Control, DataArgumentType.Identity, Message.Set, source?.Identity);
+        }
+
+        public ReturnCode UserSelect(out TW_IDENTITY source)
+        {
+            source = new TW_IDENTITY();
+            return NativeMethods.DsmWin32(Session.Config.AppWin32, IntPtr.Zero,
+                DataGroups.Control, DataArgumentType.Identity, Message.UserSelect, source);
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/NTwain/Triplets/DGControl.Parent.cs b/src/NTwain/Triplets/DGControl.Parent.cs
index db7948d..324b300 100644
--- a/src/NTwain/Triplets/DGControl.Parent.cs
+++ b/src/NTwain/Triplets/DGControl.Parent.cs
@@ -12,20 +12,20 @@ namespace NTwain.Triplets
 
         public ReturnCode OpenDSM(ref IntPtr hWnd)
         {
-            var rc = NativeMethods.DsmWin32(session.Config.AppWin32, null, 
+            var rc = NativeMethods.DsmWin32(Session.Config.AppWin32, null, 
                 DataGroups.Control, DataArgumentType.Parent, Message.OpenDSM, ref hWnd);
             if (rc == ReturnCode.Success)
             {
-                session.State = TwainState.DsmOpened;
+                Session.State = TwainState.DsmOpened;
 
                 // if twain2 then get memory management functions
-                if ((session.Config.AppWin32.DataFunctionalities & DataFunctionalities.Dsm2) == DataFunctionalities.Dsm2)
+                if ((Session.Config.AppWin32.DataFunctionalities & DataFunctionalities.Dsm2) == DataFunctionalities.Dsm2)
                 {
                     TW_ENTRYPOINT entry;
-                    rc = session.DGControl.EntryPoint.Get(out entry);
+                    rc = Session.DGControl.EntryPoint.Get(out entry);
                     if (rc == ReturnCode.Success)
                     {
-                        session.Config.MemoryManager = entry;
+                        Session.Config.MemoryManager = entry;
                     }
                     else
                     {
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ namespace NTwain.Triplets
 
         public ReturnCode CloseDSM(ref IntPtr hWnd)
         {
-            var rc = NativeMethods.DsmWin32(session.Config.AppWin32, null, DataGroups.Control, 
+            var rc = NativeMethods.DsmWin32(Session.Config.AppWin32, null, DataGroups.Control, 
                 DataArgumentType.Parent, Message.CloseDSM, ref hWnd);
-            if (rc == ReturnCode.Success) session.State = TwainState.DsmLoaded;
+            if (rc == ReturnCode.Success) Session.State = TwainState.DsmLoaded;
             return rc;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/NTwain/Triplets/DGControl.cs b/src/NTwain/Triplets/DGControl.cs
index a2b2217..a07d157 100644
--- a/src/NTwain/Triplets/DGControl.cs
+++ b/src/NTwain/Triplets/DGControl.cs
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@ namespace NTwain.Triplets
         internal DGControl(TwainSession session) : base(session) { }
 
         Parent _parent;
-        internal Parent Parent => _parent ?? (_parent = new Parent(session));
+        internal Parent Parent => _parent ?? (_parent = new Parent(Session));
 
         EntryPoint _entryPoint;
-        internal EntryPoint EntryPoint => _entryPoint ?? (_entryPoint = new EntryPoint(session));
+        internal EntryPoint EntryPoint => _entryPoint ?? (_entryPoint = new EntryPoint(Session));
+
+        Identity _identity;
+        internal Identity Identity => _identity ?? (_identity = new Identity(Session));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NTwain/TwainConfigBuilder.cs b/src/NTwain/TwainConfigBuilder.cs
index f65cbfc..b34955e 100644
--- a/src/NTwain/TwainConfigBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/NTwain/TwainConfigBuilder.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace NTwain
     /// </summary>
     public class TwainConfigBuilder
     {
-        private bool _legacy;
+        //private bool _legacy;
         private string _appName;
         private Version _version;
         private string _companyName;
diff --git a/src/NTwain/TwainSession.cs b/src/NTwain/TwainSession.cs
index 4bed415..1318ddc 100644
--- a/src/NTwain/TwainSession.cs
+++ b/src/NTwain/TwainSession.cs
@@ -8,22 +8,41 @@ using System.Text;
 
 namespace NTwain
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Manages a TWAIN session.
+    /// </summary>
     public partial class TwainSession
     {
-        internal TwainConfig Config;
+        internal readonly TwainConfig Config;
         private IntPtr _hWnd;
+        // cache generated twain sources so if you get same source from same session it'll return the same object
+        readonly Dictionary<string, DataSource> _ownedSources = new Dictionary<string, DataSource>();
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Constructs a new <see cref="TwainSession"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="config"></param>
         public TwainSession(TwainConfig config)
         {
             Config = config;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Opens the TWAIN session.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="hWnd"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
         public ReturnCode Open(ref IntPtr hWnd)
         {
             _hWnd = hWnd;
             return DGControl.Parent.OpenDSM(ref hWnd);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Steps down to the target session state.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="targetState"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
         public ReturnCode StepDown(TwainState targetState)
         {
             var rc = ReturnCode.Failure;
@@ -39,5 +58,82 @@ namespace NTwain
             }
             return rc;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets list of sources available on the machine.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public IEnumerable<DataSource> GetSources()
+        {
+            TW_IDENTITY srcId;
+            var rc = DGControl.Identity.GetFirst(out srcId);
+            while (rc == ReturnCode.Success)
+            {
+                yield return GetSourceSingleton(srcId);
+                rc = DGControl.Identity.GetNext(out srcId);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets/sets the default data source.
+        /// </summary>
+        public DataSource DefaultSource
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                TW_IDENTITY src;
+                if (DGControl.Identity.GetDefault(out src) == ReturnCode.Success)
+                {
+                    return GetSourceSingleton(src);
+                }
+                return null;
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                //if (value != null && value.Session != this)
+                //{
+                //    throw new InvalidOperationException("Source is not from this session.");
+                //}
+                DGControl.Identity.Set(value);
+                RaisePropertyChanged(nameof(DefaultSource));
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Tries to show the built-in source selector dialog and return the selected source.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public DataSource ShowSourceSelector()
+        {
+            TW_IDENTITY id;
+            if (DGControl.Identity.UserSelect(out id) == ReturnCode.Success)
+            {
+                return GetSourceSingleton(id);
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the currently open data source.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>
+        /// The current source.
+        /// </value>
+        public DataSource CurrentSource { get; internal set; }
+
+        internal DataSource GetSourceSingleton(TW_IDENTITY sourceId)
+        {
+            DataSource source = null;
+            var key = $"{sourceId.Id}|{sourceId.Manufacturer}|{sourceId.ProductFamily}|{sourceId.ProductName}";
+            if (_ownedSources.ContainsKey(key))
+            {
+                source = _ownedSources[key];
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _ownedSources[key] = source = new DataSource(this, sourceId);
+            }
+            return source;
+        }
     }
 }