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+# OpenTelemetry Resources Util
+[![Gitter chat][gitter-image]][gitter-url]
+[![NPM Published Version][npm-img]][npm-url]
+[![dependencies][dependencies-image]][dependencies-url]
+[![devDependencies][devDependencies-image]][devDependencies-url]
+[![Apache License][license-image]][license-image]
+
+The OpenTelemetry Resource is an immutable representation of the entity producing telemetry. For example, a process producing telemetry that is running in a container on Kubernetes has a Pod name, it is in a namespace and possibly is part of a Deployment which also has a name. All three of these attributes can be included in the `Resource`.
+
+[This document][resource-semantic_conventions] defines standard attributes for resources.
+
+## Installation
+
+```bash
+npm install --save @opentelemetry/resources
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+> TODO
+
+## Useful links
+- For more information on OpenTelemetry, visit: <https://opentelemetry.io/>
+- For more about OpenTelemetry JavaScript: <https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js>
+- For help or feedback on this project, join us on [gitter][gitter-url]
+
+## License
+
+Apache 2.0 - See [LICENSE][license-url] for more information.
+
+[gitter-image]: https://badges.gitter.im/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js.svg
+[gitter-url]: https://gitter.im/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-node?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge
+[license-url]: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/blob/master/LICENSE
+[license-image]: https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache_2.0-green.svg?style=flat
+[dependencies-image]: https://david-dm.org/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/status.svg?path=packages/opentelemetry-resources
+[dependencies-url]: https://david-dm.org/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js?path=packages%2Fopentelemetry-resources
+[devDependencies-image]: https://david-dm.org/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/dev-status.svg?path=packages/opentelemetry-resources
+[devDependencies-url]: https://david-dm.org/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js?path=packages%2Fopentelemetry-resources&type=dev
+[npm-url]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@opentelemetry/resources
+[npm-img]: https://badge.fury.io/js/%40opentelemetry%2Fresources.svg
+
+[resource-semantic_conventions]: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/tree/master/specification/resource/semantic_conventions