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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2021 UKRN Open Research
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
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+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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-# ukrn-open-research-resources
 
-## Project setup
+# UKRN Open Research Resources Browser
+
+## About
+
+The [UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN)](https://ukrn.org/) is an organisation that promotes open research practices in the United Kingdom. 
+As part of its operations, it maintains a list of open research resources.
+These resources are listed in a Google Sheets document.
+This Browser makes exploring, viewing, and filtering the resources easier.
+
+## Local development
+
+This project's dependencies are managed by npm. 
+To get started, fork this repository and then navigate to the project directory and follow the instructions below:
+
+### Project setup
+To install the project dependencies run:
 ```
 npm install
 ```
 
-### Compiles and hot-reloads for development
+#### `.env` file
+The project is powered by its connectivity to the Google Sheets API.
+It therefore needs a `.env` file with the following keys:
+* `GOOGLE_SPREADSHEET_ID_FROM_URL` - the URL of the Google Sheet to represent
+* `GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_EMAIL` - the email of the [Google Service Account](https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/service-accounts) responsible for the API calls
+* `GOOGLE_PRIVATE_KEY` - the private key of the above for authorisation
+
+#### Serve for local testing
+Uses webpack compiling and supports hot-reloading of files.
 ```
 npm run serve
 ```
 
-### Compiles and minifies for production
+#### Compiles and minifies for production
 ```
 npm run build
 ```
 
-### Lints and fixes files
+#### Lints and fixes files
 ```
 npm run lint
 ```
 
-### Customize configuration
+#### Customize configuration
 See [Configuration Reference](https://cli.vuejs.org/config/).
+
+### Component Guides
+The project is built on several core components.
+If you run into difficulty with them, more information can be found at:
+* [VueJS](https://vuejs.org/)
+* [VueX](https://vuex.vuejs.org/)
+* [Bulma](https://bulma.io/) / [Buefy](https://buefy.org/)
+* [Google Sheets API](https://developers.google.com/sheets/api)
+* [Netlify](https://docs.netlify.com/)
+
+## License
+This project is licensed under the [MIT license](https://github.com/UKRN-Open-Research/ukrn-open-research-resources/blob/master/LICENSE.txt).
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