Sharepoint launched

Inform: Information Services Newsletter

November 2009

More information

Sharepoint is a service for staff which provides shared web space to enable work teams to work collaboratively. Users can share information and task lists, work together on shared documents, add comments and join in group discussions.

Teams of people can collaborate on a single document within Sharepoint as it offers version control and management of editing permissions. This avoids the proliferation of multiple versions of the same document within network folders, or the need to send email attachments.

Tasks can be created with a start and end date, and can be assigned to individuals and progress tracked all within a single site making it ideal for team working. The same site can also contain relevant associated documents, latest news updates and discussion.

Demonstrations and training

Workshop demonstrations will run during Spring Term on the Canterbury campus, showing what SharePoint can offer with plenty of opportunities for discussion. For further details and bookings:

Team training is available on how to upload documents, organise tasks or make the best use of the site. To arrange a group session, contact it-training@kent.ac.uk

Help and information about using Sharepoint is available on the Sharepoint Help site (staff login required):

To request a Sharepoint site contact Helpdesk: