Minor updates to documentation (close #122)

NEWS.md

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 # burnr v0.3.1.9000
 
+Changes in this patch release:
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+* Updates to documentation and README.
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 # burnr v0.3.0
 

README.md

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 [![Research software impact](http://depsy.org/api/package/cran/burnr/badge.svg)](http://depsy.org/package/r/burnr)
 
 
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 Basic tools to analyze forest fire history data (e.g. FHX) in R. This is designed for power users and projects with special needs.
 
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 ## A quick example
 
 ```R
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 See `help(plot_demograph)` for more plot options. You can read and write your own FHX files with `read_fhx()` and `write_fhx()`.
 
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 ## Installation
 
 You can install a relatively stable version of this package from CRAN by opening an R session and running:
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 ## Support
 
-Documentation is included in the code. If you're new to `burnr`, we have an [introduction](https://cran.r-project.org/package=burnr/vignettes/introduction.html). And more information can be found on the [project's wiki](https://github.com/ltrr-arizona-edu/burnr/wiki). Note, this is still under construction.
+Documentation is included in the code. If you're new to `burnr`, our [2018 paper in Dendrochronologia](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dendro.2018.02.005) is a nice survey of the package with many examples. We have also an [introduction](https://cran.r-project.org/package=burnr/vignettes/introduction.html). More information can be found on the [project's wiki](https://github.com/ltrr-arizona-edu/burnr/wiki). Note, this is still under construction.
 
 
 ## Citation
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 Want to contribute? Great! We're following [Hadley's packaging workflow](http://r-pkgs.had.co.nz/) and [code style](http://adv-r.had.co.nz/Style.html). Fork away.
 
 Please file bugs in the [bug tracker](https://github.com/ltrr-arizona-edu/burnr/issues).
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+If you're not a developer, don't worry! We also welcome help with documentation and tutorials.

vignettes/introduction.Rmd

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   \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
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-# Introduction
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-This is a brief tutorial to cover some general ideas and help you get started with some basic features in burnr. This is a simple tutorial so you won't need crazy coding skills. I am going to assume that you have a [recent version of R](https://www.r-project.org) installed and are familiar with the basics of R.
+This is a brief tutorial to cover some general ideas and basic features in burnr. This is a simple tutorial so you won't need crazy coding skills. I am going to assume that you have a [recent version of R](https://www.r-project.org) installed and are familiar with the basics of R.
 
 If you are not familiar with R, hit Google with the search "R stat tutorial", or some variation there of. You will find a plethora of useful learning material and helpful people from a wide array of backgrounds.
 
 People pickup this coding stuff more quickly if they try the examples I give and play around with the interesting things they discover. I recommend you open a terminal with an R session and follow along as you read this. It's more fun that way.
 
-## What's burnr
+## What's burnr?
 
 burnr is a package for forest fire history analysis in the R statistical environment. This package isn't designed to be a comprehensive suite for fire analysis. Rather the idea is to provide a transparent, flexible, and powerful set of core tools.