diff --git a/README b/README
index dd3a889fbe..e670bfcb70 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
DCMTK
-This DICOM ToolKit (DCMTK) package consists of source code, documentation
-and installation instructions for a set of software libraries and
-applications implementing part of the DICOM/MEDICOM Standard.
+This DICOM toolkit (DCMTK) package consists of source code, documentation and
+installation instructions for a set of software libraries and applications
+implementing part of the DICOM/MEDICOM Standard.
DCMTK contains the following sub-packages, each in its own sub-directory:
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ application source code (apps), library source code (libsrc), library
include files (include), configuration data (etc), documentation (docs),
sample and support data (data) as well as test programs (tests).
-To build and install the DCMTK package see the INSTALL file. For copyright
-information see the COPYRIGHT file. For information about the history of
-this software see the HISTORY file. For answers to frequently asked
-questions please consult the FAQ:
+To build and install the DCMTK package, see the INSTALL file. For copyright
+information, see the COPYRIGHT file. For information about the history of
+this software, see the HISTORY file. For answers to frequently asked
+questions, please consult the FAQ:
https://forum.dcmtk.org/faq/
@@ -54,8 +54,10 @@ hearing about them. Please send electronic mail to:
bugs/at/dcmtk/dot/org
-Please try to describe the problem in detail and if possible give a
-suggested fix. For general questions on how to compile, install or use
-the toolkit we recommend the public discussion forum at:
+Please try to describe the problem in detail and if possible give a suggested
+fix. For more details on how to contribute, see the CONTRIBUTING.md file.
+
+For general questions on how to compile, install or use the toolkit, we
+recommend the public discussion forum at:
https://forum.dcmtk.org/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 11c350d281..c89ee03b78 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# DCMTK
-This DICOM ToolKit (DCMTK) package consists of source code, documentation and installation instructions for a set of software libraries and applications implementing part of the DICOM/MEDICOM Standard.
+This DICOM toolkit (DCMTK) package consists of source code, documentation and installation instructions for a set of software libraries and applications implementing part of the DICOM/MEDICOM Standard.
DCMTK contains the following sub-packages, each in its own sub-directory:
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ DCMTK contains the following sub-packages, each in its own sub-directory:
Each sub-directory (except _config_) contains further sub-directories for application source code (_apps_), library source code (_libsrc_), library include files (_include_), configuration data (_etc_), documentation (_docs_), sample and support data (_data_) as well as test programs (_tests_).
-To build and install the DCMTK package see the [INSTALL](INSTALL) file. For copyright information see the [COPYRIGHT](COPYRIGHT) file. For information about the history of this software see the [HISTORY](HISTORY) file. For answers to frequently asked questions please consult the [FAQ](https://forum.dcmtk.org/faq/).
+To build and install the DCMTK package, see the [INSTALL](INSTALL) file. For copyright information, see the [COPYRIGHT](COPYRIGHT) file. For information about the history of this software, see the [HISTORY](HISTORY) file. For answers to frequently asked questions, please consult the [FAQ](https://forum.dcmtk.org/faq/).
In addition to the API documentation, which is also available [online](https://support.dcmtk.org/docs/), there is a [Wiki](https://support.dcmtk.org/wiki/) system where further information (e.g. HOWTOs) can be found.
-If you find bugs or other problems with this software, we would appreciate hearing about them. Please send electronic mail to: bugs/at/dcmtk/dot/org
+If you find bugs or other problems with this software, we would appreciate hearing about them. Please send electronic mail to bugs/at/dcmtk/dot/org. Please try to describe the problem in detail and if possible give a suggested fix. For more details on how to contribute, see the [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) file.
-Please try to describe the problem in detail and if possible give a suggested fix. For general questions on how to compile, install or use the toolkit we recommend the [public discussion forum](https://forum.dcmtk.org/).
+For general questions on how to compile, install or use the toolkit, we recommend the [public discussion forum](https://forum.dcmtk.org/).
diff --git a/doxygen/htmldocs.dox b/doxygen/htmldocs.dox
index 049a56b4d5..9cda9d110c 100644
--- a/doxygen/htmldocs.dox
+++ b/doxygen/htmldocs.dox
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
\mainpage
-This DICOM ToolKit (DCMTK) package consists of source code, documentation and
+This DICOM toolkit (DCMTK) package consists of source code, documentation and
installation instructions for a set of software libraries and applications
implementing part of the DICOM/MEDICOM Standard.
@@ -46,22 +46,22 @@ application source code (apps), library source code (libsrc), library
include files (include), configuration data (etc), documentation (docs),
sample and support data (data) as well as test programs (tests).
-To build and install the DCMTK package see the \ref file_install "INSTALL"
-file. For copyright information see the \ref file_copyright "COPYRIGHT" file.
-For information about the history of this software see the
+To build and install the DCMTK package, see the \ref file_install "INSTALL"
+file. For copyright information, see the \ref file_copyright "COPYRIGHT" file.
+For information about the history of this software, see the
\ref file_history "HISTORY" file.
-For answers to frequently asked questions please consult the
+For answers to frequently asked questions, please consult the
FAQ. There is also a
Wiki system where additional
information can be found.
-If you find bugs or other problems with this software we would appreciate
+If you find bugs or other problems with this software, we would appreciate
hearing about them. Please send electronic mail to \b bugs/at/dcmtk/dot/org.
Please try to describe the problem in detail and if possible give a suggested
-fix.
+fix. For more details on how to contribute, see the "CONTRIBUTING.md" file.
-For general questions on how to compile, install or use the toolkit we
+For general questions on how to compile, install or use the toolkit, we
recommend the public discussion forum.
*/