Abstract. The following are a
compilation of comments from librarians and other business professionals on
their experiences of SharePoint features
most used in their workplaces. These
comments are generalized individual personal views and were disseminated in a non-conclusive
Asynchronous Conference. The comments
are based on the information submitted through “Your Experiences with Microsoft
SharePoint” questions on the Computer Savviness blog (http://computersavviness.blogspot.com/2015/06/your-experiences-with-microsoft.html).
1 Introduction
Librarians
and other business professionals made comments on their experiences with SharePoint features most used in your
workplace. Their experiences were
asked for through the Computer Savviness blog. The following are their business sectors and
their experiences with Microsoft SharePoint.
2 SharePoint
features most used in your workplace
Associations used Wiki Pages, Tasks, Announcements, Document
Versioning, and Form Libraries. Educational Institutions use Document
Libraries. Law Firms used everything except metadata and RSS
feeds. Government Agencies used Announcements, Document Libraries, Document
Versioning, Search, and Outlook calendar scheduling integration with local
Outlook 2010 on employee PC.
Government Agencies used Document Libraries, Manage Document
Metadata, and Form Libraries. Corporations
used Document Libraries, Links, Form Libraries, and Wiki Pages.
3 Problems
with Features
Associations commented that they had problems getting the correct permissions to use web parts, for example, the blog, document libraries, wikis, and workflows. Their IT departments had trouble meeting the schedules of the librarians in order to improve the SharePoint site to work well with the library.
4 Thoughts
All of the business sectors commented on developing a better relationship
with the IT department in order to explore and/or use the many features that
could make their work more manageable in their libraries. Management was the key to talking with the IT
department but if there was not a need for the IT Department and the Library to
talk about improvements to the SharePoint website, no meeting was ever
implemented.
