Microsoft® SharePoint™ 2003 Unleashed, Second Edition

Creating Document Libraries

SharePoint's document library feature enables management and collaboration by providing a centralized place for controlling access to, and the publishing of, documents. Although a document workspace can be used for the initial development of the document, many organizations use a document library on a departmental or organizational site as the place to go for the most current information.

When a new Windows SharePoint Services site is created using the Team Site or Document Workspace Site template, a shared document library is also created. Other templates, such as the Social Meeting template, do not include document libraries by default, so one may need to be created. Or, an administrator may decide to add an additional ...