diff --git a/contributing/adding_datasets.md b/contributing/adding_datasets.md
index fb3ba307a..7e4a4b74a 100644
--- a/contributing/adding_datasets.md
+++ b/contributing/adding_datasets.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ layout: default
 title: Adding datasets
 nav_order: 2
 parent: Contributing to Data Commons
+published: false
 ---
 
 # Life of a dataset
diff --git a/contributing/background/glossary.md b/contributing/background/glossary.md
index 537b6f71f..af5533f45 100644
--- a/contributing/background/glossary.md
+++ b/contributing/background/glossary.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ title: Glossary
 nav_order: 4
 parent: Background
 grand_parent: Contributing to Data Commons
+published: false
 ---
 # Glossary of Common Terms
 
diff --git a/contributing/background/index.md b/contributing/background/index.md
index a126cf90c..4e4e091ed 100644
--- a/contributing/background/index.md
+++ b/contributing/background/index.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ title: Background
 nav_order: 1
 has_children: true
 parent: Contributing to Data Commons
+published: false
 ---
 # Background information
 
diff --git a/contributing/background/mcf_format.md b/contributing/background/mcf_format.md
index 94d202161..eada7daa8 100644
--- a/contributing/background/mcf_format.md
+++ b/contributing/background/mcf_format.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ title: MCF format
 nav_order: 2
 parent: Background
 grand_parent: Contributing to Data Commons
+published: false
 ---
 # Meta Content Framework (MCF) in Data Commons
 
diff --git a/contributing/background/representing_statistics.md b/contributing/background/representing_statistics.md
index 8f9692d05..2c8b000df 100644
--- a/contributing/background/representing_statistics.md
+++ b/contributing/background/representing_statistics.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ title: Representing statistics in Data Commons
 nav_order: 3
 parent: Background
 grand_parent: Contributing to Data Commons
+published: false
 ---
 # Representing statistics in Data Commons
 
diff --git a/contributing/background/schemaorg_data_model.md b/contributing/background/schemaorg_data_model.md
index 5974d487e..c37928f55 100644
--- a/contributing/background/schemaorg_data_model.md
+++ b/contributing/background/schemaorg_data_model.md
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ nav_order: 1
 parent: Background
 grand_parent: Contributing to Data Commons
 redirect_to: https://schema.org/docs/datamodel.html
+published: false
 ---
diff --git a/contributing/index.md b/contributing/index.md
index 107096d65..8ddd74f8e 100644
--- a/contributing/index.md
+++ b/contributing/index.md
@@ -2,21 +2,17 @@
 layout: default
 title: Contributing to Data Commons
 nav_order: 6
-has_children: true
+has_children: false
 ---
+
 # Contribute to Data Commons!
 
-Data Commons has benefited greatly from our collaborations with different government organizations and academic institutions and are looking to expand the set of collaborative projects. In particular, we are looking for partner for:
+Data Commons has benefited greatly from our collaborations with different government organizations and academic institutions and are looking to expand the set of collaborative projects. In particular, we are looking for partners to:
 
-- [Create tools](#creating-a-new-tool): Build new tools or applications that bring the data in Data Commons to new categories of users. 
+- [Create tools](#creating-a-new-tool): Build new tools or applications that bring the data in Data Commons to new categories of users.
 - [Create new curriculum](#sharing-analysis): Using Data Commons in data science and machine learning courses.
 - [Write documentation](#updating-documentation)
 
-
-
-
-
-
 Data Commons welcomes patches and contributions to this project from everyone, new or experienced!
 
 ## Getting started
@@ -35,7 +31,8 @@ again.
 
 ### Becoming familiar with the project
 
-You can find suggested reading about Data Commons concepts in [the Background section](/contributing/background/background.html).
+You can read about our [data models](/data_model.html) and explore existing data
+and tools on [datacommons.org](https://datacommons.org/).
 
 All submissions, including submissions by project members, require review. Data Commons
 uses GitHub pull requests for this purpose. Consult
@@ -46,10 +43,6 @@ This project follows Google's [code style guide](https://google.github.io/styleg
 
 ## Your first contribution
 
-### Contributing a dataset
-
-Directions are available on [the 'Adding Datasets' page](/contributing/adding_datasets.html).
-
 ### Creating a new tool
 
 Data Commons welcomes the development of new tools that make the data on Data Commons more accessible to end users. If you would like to propose a new tool, feel free to create a PR in [the Data Commons tools repo](https://github.com/datacommonsorg/tools) or contact the team at <support@datacommons.org>.