diff --git a/src/naive/mod.rs b/src/naive/mod.rs
index c8c281b00e..4fd25b1b80 100644
--- a/src/naive/mod.rs
+++ b/src/naive/mod.rs
@@ -25,14 +25,18 @@ pub use self::time::NaiveTime;
 #[doc(hidden)]
 pub use self::internals::YearFlags as __BenchYearFlags;
 
-/// Serialization/Deserialization of naive types in alternate formats
+/// Serialization/Deserialization of naive types in alternate formats.
 ///
-/// The various modules in here are intended to be used with serde's [`with`
-/// annotation][1] to serialize as something other than the default [RFC
-/// 3339][2] format.
+/// The various modules in here are intended to be used to serialize as something other than the
+/// default ISO 8601 format.
 ///
-/// [1]: https://serde.rs/attributes.html#field-attributes
-/// [2]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3339
+/// They can be used by combining the module name with serde's [`with` annotation].
+/// Alternatively the individual `serialize` and `deserialize` functions in each module can be used
+/// with serde's [`serialize_with`] and [`deserialize_with`] annotations.
+///
+/// [`with` annotation]: https://serde.rs/attributes.html#field-attributes
+/// [`serialize_with`]: https://serde.rs/field-attrs.html#serialize_with
+/// [`deserialize_with`]: https://serde.rs/field-attrs.html#deserialize_with
 #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
 pub mod serde {
     pub use super::datetime::serde::*;
diff --git a/src/serde.rs b/src/serde.rs
index 89305808b1..a24946504a 100644
--- a/src/serde.rs
+++ b/src/serde.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
 //! Serialization/Deserialization with serde.
 //!
-//! This module provides default implementations for `DateTime` using the [RFC 3339][1] format and
-//! various alternatives for use with serde's [`with` annotation][2].
+//! This module provides default implementations for [`DateTime`] using the [RFC 3339] format and
+//! various alternatives.
+//!
+//! The alternatives are for use with serde's [`with` annotation] combined with the module name.
+//! Alternatively the individual `serialize` and `deserialize` functions in each module can be used
+//! with serde's [`serialize_with`] and [`deserialize_with`] annotations.
 //!
 //! *Available on crate feature 'serde' only.*
 //!
-//! [1]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3339
-//! [2]: https://serde.rs/field-attrs.html#with
+//! [`DateTime`]: crate::DateTime
+//! [RFC 3339]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3339
+//! [`with` annotation]: https://serde.rs/field-attrs.html#with
+//! [`serialize_with`]: https://serde.rs/field-attrs.html#serialize_with
+//! [`deserialize_with`]: https://serde.rs/field-attrs.html#deserialize_with
 use core::fmt;
 use serde::de;