diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index a28b66281..91045a0c0 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ join the meeting or get in touch on
 
 ## Development
 
+You can view and edit the source code by cloning this repository:
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go.git
+```
+
 There are some generated files checked into the repo. To make sure
 that the generated files are up-to-date, run `make` (or `make
 precommit` - the `precommit` target is the default).
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4b2f4e526..a906770a4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,14 +19,17 @@ Libraries that produce telemetry data should only depend on `api`
 and defer the choice of the SDK to the application developer. Applications may
 depend on `sdk` or another package that implements the API.
 
-To install the API and SDK packages,
+All packages are published to [go.opentelemetry.io/otel](https://pkg.go.dev/go.opentelemetry.io/otel) and is the preferred location to import from.
 
-```
-$ go get -u go.opentelemetry.io/otel
-```
+Additional resources:
+
+- [Developing using Go Modules](https://blog.golang.org/using-go-modules)
+- [Adding dependencies and installing them](https://golang.org/cmd/go/#hdr-Add_dependencies_to_current_module_and_install_them)
 
 ## Quick Start
 
+Below is a brief example of importing OpenTelemetry, initializing a tracer and creating some simple spans.
+
 ```go
 package main