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- General description of Software and Data Carpentry.
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<p><a href="{{ site.carpentries_site }}">The Carpentries</a> comprises
- Software Carpentry and Data Carpentry, communities of Instructors, Trainers,
+ Software Carpentry, Data Carpentry, and Library Carpentry communities of Instructors, Trainers,
Maintainers, helpers, and supporters who share a mission to teach
- foundational coding and data science skills to researchers. In January,
+ foundational coding and data science skills to researchers and people
+ working in library- and information-related roles. In January,
2018, The Carpentries was formed by the merger of Software Carpentry and
- Data Carpentry.</p>
+ Data Carpentry. Library Carpentry became an official Carpentries Lesson Program in November 2018.</p>
<p>While individual lessons and workshops continue to be run under each
lesson project, The Carpentries provide overall staffing and governance, as
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- <p><a href="{{ site.lc_site }}">Library Carpentry</a> is in discussions with
- The Carpentries to be a Lesson Project, like Software Carpentry*
- and Data Carpentry. Library Carpentry develops lessons and
+ <p><a href="{{ site.lc_site }}">Library Carpentry</a> develops lessons and
teaches workshops for and with people working in library- and
information-related roles. Its goal is to create an on-ramp to empower this
community to use software and data in their own work, as well as be