diff --git a/doc/examples/README.txt b/doc/examples/README.txt
index d7169941..ae692ec4 100644
--- a/doc/examples/README.txt
+++ b/doc/examples/README.txt
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@
 General examples
 -------------------
 
-General-purpose and introductory examples for the scikit.
+General-purpose and introductory examples for scikit-image.
 
+The `narrative documentation <../user_guide.html>`_ introduces conventions and basic image manipulations.