diff --git a/docs/credits.rst b/docs/credits.rst
index 86fba6e..7d017c7 100644
--- a/docs/credits.rst
+++ b/docs/credits.rst
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Credits
=======
* Inspired by the "for humans approach" of `requests `_
-* `pyoai `_ also provided valueable inspiration
+* `pyoai `_ also provided valuable inspiration
* Sickle logo: Free `Valentina typeface `_
by Pedro Arilla and
`public domain image `_
diff --git a/docs/tutorial.rst b/docs/tutorial.rst
index cd91342..46d05f1 100644
--- a/docs/tutorial.rst
+++ b/docs/tutorial.rst
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Issuing Requests
================
Sickle provides methods for each of the six OAI verbs (ListRecords, GetRecord,
-Idenitfy, ListSets, ListMetadataFormats, ListIdentifiers). Start with a
+Identify, ListSets, ListMetadataFormats, ListIdentifiers). Start with a
ListRecords request::
>>> records = sickle.ListRecords(metadataPrefix='oai_dc')
diff --git a/sickle/app.py b/sickle/app.py
index 6fa3b1b..281da43 100644
--- a/sickle/app.py
+++ b/sickle/app.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def Identify(self):
return Identify(self.harvest(**params))
def GetRecord(self, **kwargs):
- """Issue a ListSets request."""
+ """Issue a GetRecord request."""
params = kwargs
params.update({'verb': 'GetRecord'})
record = self.iterator(self, params).next()