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 ## Welcome
 
-This is the development repository of **caosdb-julialib** - a Julia
-client library for CaosDB and a part of the CaosDB project.
+This is the development repository of **LinkAhead Julia Client Library** - a 
+client library for LinkAhead and a part of the LinkAhead project.
 
 ## Setup
 
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 ## Contributing
 
-Please read [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).
+Thank you very much to all contributers—[past,
+present](https://gitlab.com/linkahead/linkahead/-/blob/main/HUMANS.md), and prospective
+ones.
+
+### Code of Conduct
+
+By participating, you are expected to uphold our [Code of
+Conduct](https://gitlab.com/linkahead/linkahead/-/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
+
+### How to Contribute
+
+* You found a bug, have a question, or want to request a feature? Please 
+[create an issue](https://gitlab.com/linkahead/linkahead-julialib/-/issues).
+* You want to contribute code?
+    * **Forking:** Please fork the repository and create a merge request in GitLab and choose this repository as
+      target. Make sure to select "Allow commits from members who can merge the target branch" under
+      Contribution when creating the merge request. This allows our team to work with you on your
+      request.
+    * **Code style:** This project adhers to the PEP8 recommendations, you can test your code style
+      using the `autopep8` tool (`autopep8 -i -r ./`).  Please write your doc strings following the
+      [NumpyDoc](https://numpydoc.readthedocs.io/en/latest/format.html) conventions.
+* You can also  join the LinkAhead community on
+  [#linkahead:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/!unwwlTfOznjEnMMXxf:matrix.org).
 
 ## License