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TIPS • Explore ways to capitalize on SharePoint technology to ensure the firm's investment is utilized to its fullest potential. • Identify the business reasons for wanting to deploy a solution in SharePoint. • Plan your deployment carefully. Discuss it with IT, end users and business owners. • Engage users throughout the process. • Identify any internal systems or external repositories you might need to integrate to make information available. • If required, call in expert consultants to identify suitable third-party add-ons to complement your existing solution. POTENTIAL INITIATIVES • List for research projects • List of colection development projects • List of interlibrary loans • List to monitor cases, news, legislation, etc. • Teamsite for initiatives that cross administrative departments • Teamsite documentation of large projects • Wiki for department procedure manual • Blog for breaking news alerts extranets with an eye to explore the 2013 platform in Q1 of next year. With assistance from a consultant, we are also redesigning our homepage, analyzing navigation/ architecture and exploring enterprise search, which we plan to integrate into FoxNet fully. As part of this process, we are conducting usability studies with attorneys and staff, information which will aid in forming working groups. One request from users we hope to implement is a greater degree of customization using MySites, along with Web 2.0 or 3.0 functionality. We are also analyzing our mobile story and weighing whether it is feasible to use SharePoint 2013 as a backend for our external website. Within the KM department, we are exploring wiki functionality to house our department procedures manual and are experimenting with a blog to publish news content and analyses to senior administration. Our ultimate goal is to respond to business needs with more agility. Your Future with SharePoint There are a number of ways a librarian/information professional can utilize SharePoint technology to support the business and practice needs of an organization. Below are tips for getting started and several suggestions for potential initiatives based on "The SharePoint Puzzle — Adding the Missing Pieces." As SharePoint is here to stay, why not make use of it? You might discover new possibilities and your inner techie! A/I 22 AALL/ILTA White Paper