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-# DahliaDataModels
+# Dahlia Data Models
 
-Welcome to your new gem! In this directory, you'll find the files you need to be able to package up your Ruby library into a gem. Put your Ruby code in the file `lib/dahlia_data_models`. To experiment with that code, run `bin/console` for an interactive prompt.
-
-TODO: Delete this and the text above, and describe your gem
+This gem provides a shared Rails engine consisting of ActiveRecord models used by the Regional DAHLIA websites ([admin repo](https://github.com/Exygy/dahlia-admin) / [listings repo](https://github.com/Exygy/dahlia-listings)).
 
 ## Installation
 
 Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
 
 ```ruby
-gem 'dahlia_data_models'
+gem 'dahlia_data_models', git: 'https://github.com/Exygy/dahlia_data_models.git'
 ```
 
+(_Note: you can add `ref: 'xyz'` at the end of the line if you want to reference a specific commit hash._)
+
 And then execute:
 
     $ bundle
 
-Or install it yourself as:
+If the app into which you're importing this gem is responsible for setting up the DAHLIA database, you'll need to import migrations to your app:
 
-    $ gem install dahlia_data_models
+    rails g dahlia_data_models:install
+    rails db:migrate
 
-## Usage
+## Development Testing
 
-TODO: Write usage instructions here
+Run `rake spec` to run the tests. You can also run `bin/console` for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.
 
-## Development
+## Migrations
 
-After checking out the repo, run `bin/setup` to install dependencies. Then, run `rake spec` to run the tests. You can also run `bin/console` for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.
+When migration generators are added to `lib/generators`, you will need to cd into `spec/dummy` and run `rails g dahlia_data_models:install` so that the migrations are available for the rspec test suite.
 
-To install this gem onto your local machine, run `bundle exec rake install`. To release a new version, update the version number in `version.rb`, and then run `bundle exec rake release`, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the `.gem` file to [rubygems.org](https://rubygems.org).
+## Releasing
 
-## Migrations
+_Note: this section is still under review._
 
-When migration generators are added to `lib/generators`, you will need to cd into `spec/dummy` and run `rails g dahlia_data_models:install` so that the migrations are available for the rspec test suite.
+To release a new version, update the version number in `version.rb`, and then run `bundle exec rake release`, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the `.gem` file to [rubygems.org](https://rubygems.org).
 
 ## Contributing
 
-Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/[USERNAME]/dahlia_data_models.
+Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/Exygy/dahlia_data_models.
 
 ## License
 
-The gem is available as open source under the terms of the [MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).
+The gem is available as open source under the terms of the GNU General Public License v3 (see LICENSE.txt).