[WEB4LIB] Staff intranet for small libraries

[Lin Light]

I'm in the process of developing an Intranet or what I call our "Staff
webpage".  I'm planning to include staff and library board minutes, online
forms, procedures and policies, dept updates and news flashes.  We are in need
of a booking calendar that is viewable by all but write-to by a few, this too
will be included.  I'm designing it in HTML and will have it as a file on our
network server.
Lin

"VanderHart, Robert" wrote:

> My library's web technical group is beginning discussions on the feasibility
> and design of a staff intranet.  We have a staff of less than 40 people.
> There is a shared network drive that we use as a repository for library
> meeting minutes, projects, etc.  We also have an email list that is used to
> inform staff on a variety of issues.  And since we're a small staff,
> sometimes word-of-mouth is just fine for some things.
>
> Given that, I would be interested in hearing from others in similarly sized
> libraries who have set up a staff intranet.  What makes your intranet an
> enhancement over existing methods of information sharing among staff?  Did
> you have to "sell" your staff ("We've already got email, what do we need an
> intranet for?") on the idea of an intranet?
>
> Any ideas, suggestions, or examples would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Robert J. Vander Hart
> Reference Librarian/Gov Docs Specialist
> The Lamar Soutter Library
> University of Massachusetts Medical School
> 55 Lake Avenue N
> Worcester  MA  01655
>
> Voice: (508) 856-3290
> Fax: (508) 856-5899
> Email: Robert.VanderHart at umassmed.edu
> Web: http://library.umassmed.edu

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Lin Light
Head of
Technical Services/Automation
Herrick District Library
300 S. River Ave.
Holland, MI 49423
llight at lakeland.lib.mi.us
Voice-616.355.3727
Fax-616.355.1426