diff --git a/src/docs/MainPage.dox b/src/docs/MainPage.dox
index 29af7e0..7df3bc0 100644
--- a/src/docs/MainPage.dox
+++ b/src/docs/MainPage.dox
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 /* libiso8601/src/docs/MainPage.dox
  *
- *  (c)2007, Laurence Withers, <l@lwithers.me.uk>.
+ *  (c)2007-2010, Laurence Withers, <l@lwithers.me.uk>.
  *  Released under the GNU GPLv3. See file COPYING or
  *  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html for details.
 */
 
-/*! \mainpage
+/*! \mainpage Library for manipulating ISO8601-format dates and times
+
+\c libiso8601 is a library containing conversion routines for ISO8601-format
+dates and times and a set of associated date/time manipulation routines. It has
+support for leap seconds and nanosecond accuracy and is intended for use in
+e.g. physical science applications.
 
 */