There is a class outline for an introduction to Git and GitHub aimed at librarians at librarycarpentry.org. This assumes you are using the command line. If you create or already have a GitHub account, you can also edit files directly in the browser, or use GitHub Desktop - both of which are probably less intimidating options if you don’t have any desire to learn how to use a command line/shell interface, or just want to make a single minor update.
To update information about library services (e.g. fines info, loan period etc) you should edit website/data/library_services_information.csv.
After your Pull Request is merged, a GitHub Action will automatically create a second pull request that merges data from website/data/library_services_information.csv into website/data/boundaries.topo.json. Please do not edit the topo.json file directly.
To update information about library locations (e.g. street address, phone number, coordinates) you should edit the relevant csv location file:
website/data/indigenous_knowledge_centre_locations.csvwebsite/data/nsla_library_locations.csvwebsite/data/public_library_locations.csvAfter your Pull Request is merged, a script will automatically merge data from website/data/library_services_information.csv into website/data/boundaries.topo.json. Please do not edit the topo.json file directly.
If you are adding a lot of data and have a new source for it, make sure it is cited. You should update the list of sources at both sources.md and website/sources/index.html. If your source is “I just know because it’s my local library” or “I looked it up on their website” you don’t need to add that to the list of sources. If your source is “I found a PDF listing every public library on the State Library website”, you do.