diff --git a/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-doc/info.rkt b/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-doc/info.rkt
index 29aa220a..0be115f8 100644
--- a/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-doc/info.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-doc/info.rkt
@@ -16,3 +16,7 @@
                      "slideshow-lib"
                      "scribble-lib"
                      "racket-doc"))
+
+(define pkg-desc "documentation part of \"scribble\"")
+
+(define pkg-authors '(mflatt eli))
diff --git a/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-lib/info.rkt b/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-lib/info.rkt
index 00e0eeb7..ce960f67 100644
--- a/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-lib/info.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-lib/info.rkt
@@ -12,3 +12,7 @@
                "syntax-color-lib"
                "sandbox-lib"
                "rackunit-lib"))
+
+(define pkg-desc "implementation (no documentation) part of \"scribble\"")
+
+(define pkg-authors '(mflatt eli))
diff --git a/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-test/info.rkt b/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-test/info.rkt
index 20b18396..adcbe5ab 100644
--- a/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-test/info.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-test/info.rkt
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@
                "scribble-doc" ;; because some tests are examples from the docs
                "scribble-lib"
                "scribble-text-lib"))
+
+(define pkg-desc "tests for \"scribble\"")
+
+(define pkg-authors '(mflatt eli))
diff --git a/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-text-lib/info.rkt b/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-text-lib/info.rkt
index 8658fe5c..b4a6455c 100644
--- a/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-text-lib/info.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble-text-lib/info.rkt
@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@
 (define collection 'multi)
 
 (define deps '("base" "at-exp-lib"))
+
+(define pkg-desc "Language for text with embedded Racket code")
+
+(define pkg-authors '(mflatt eli))
diff --git a/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble/info.rkt b/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble/info.rkt
index 5d339495..79e4d459 100644
--- a/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble/info.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/scribble-pkgs/scribble/info.rkt
@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@
                "scribble-doc"))
 (define implies '("scribble-lib"
                   "scribble-doc"))
+
+(define pkg-desc "Racket documentatation and typesetting tool")
+
+(define pkg-authors '(mflatt eli))