Maximizing Technology: Creative Intranet Applications

Nina Platt

Special Libraries Association 2002

Tuesday, June 11th

Overview

• Current Status

• Background

• Demo

• Our Role as Librarians

Background

• Intranet team assembled

• Development platform selected

• Structure & standards developed

• Site developed

• Usability tested

• Beta test

Background

• FaegreNet released to firm

• Continued development

• Collaboration with vendors

• Changes in site structure

• Increase in staffing

• Anticipated change in look and feel

Your Role

• Planner.

• Marketer.

• Leader.

• Risk taker.

• Partner.

• Salesman.

With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.

-- Chinese proverb