diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
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@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ for detailed view of each issue, please consult http://issues.apache.org/jira/br
 	
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+- DOCUMENTATION: added link to extra beginners guide (IVY-1381)
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 - FIX: latest.integration isn't resolved against a Maven snapshot repository (when uniqueVersion = true) (IVY-1036)
 - FIX: Resolve does not deliver all dependent artifacts (IVY-1366) (thanks to Wolfgang Frank)
 - FIX: Ivy descriptors are merged incorrectly when there is an <exclude> element (IVY-1356)
diff --git a/doc/moreexamples.html b/doc/moreexamples.html
index 7ac84de3..a8a25296 100644
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@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ The webwork project (which should become struts action framework) uses ant+ivy f
 <h3><a href="http://www.jaya.free.fr/ivy/doc/articles/ease-multi-module.html">Easing multi-module development</a></h3>
 Johan stuyts, the author of SAnt, also contributed a nice article on his view of how to use Ivy on a multi-module environment.
 
+<h3><a href="http://olmex.blogspot.in/2012/04/ivy-beginners-guide.html">Beginners Guide</a></h3>
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+Apache Ivy - Beginners Guide is a step by step guide to assist beginners in understanding basic concepts/tasks and use them straight away in their projects either through Ant build or in Eclipse IDE.
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