Microsoft® SharePoint™ 2003 Unleashed, Second Edition

Using Document Libraries for Managing Content

SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and Windows SharePoint Services, with their enhanced features and improved integration with Microsoft Office 2003, have prompted many organizations to replace their typical network file storage systems with SharePoint document libraries. The ability to easily access SharePoint document libraries for storing and retrieving files directly from Microsoft Office 2003 applications has lessened the transition issues that users typically experience when a new system is implemented.

Document libraries have many advantages over traditional network file systems for managing and retrieving the ever-growing set of electronic information that most organizations maintain. One major ...