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-# uidaho-masters-thesis
 LaTeX Class file and template for Master's Theses at the University of Idaho.
 
-Freely available to all in the hope it will reduce grad student pain and enable them to focus on what's important: the research.
+Freely available to all in the hope it will reduce the suffering from formatting and writing of a thesis, and enable students to focus on what's important: *the research*.
 
-Licensed under MITv2, meaning you can copy and share to your heart's content. Please do!
+**WARNING**: the version on the CoGS webpage is out of date, download this repository as a ZIP or go to the releases page for the latest version.
+
+## Usage
+* Download the GitHub repository, or one of the releases
+* Put the `UIdahoMastersThesis.cls` file in the same directory as your thesis
+* Read the `ThesisTemplate.tex` file
+* Make the appropriate changes to your thesis
+* Compile and relax
+
+If you run into problems, please open a issue on GitHub.
+
+I used [ShareLatex](https://www.sharelatex.com/) for my thesis, so this should work on there, as well as your standard LaTeX distributions and tools.
+
+## Resources
+*  [Thesis and Dissertation Resources](http://www.uidaho.edu/cogs/student-resources/thesis-dissertation) - The official source for everything you need to succeed.
+*  [Thesis Handbook](http://www.uidaho.edu/-/media/UIdaho-Responsive/Files/cogs/BrochuresHandbooksGuides/Thesis-and-Dissertation-Handbook.ashx) - This is the Official:tm: U of I CoGS standard for theses. If you match all the requirements in here, you are golden.
+*  [Examples of U of I theses](https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/find/etds.html)
+
+## License
+Licensed under MITv2, meaning you can copy and share to your heart's content. Please feel free to share!