What are SharePoint document libraries?

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Document libraries

A document library provides a secure place to store files where you and your co-workers can find them easily, work on them together, and access them from any device at any time.

In a document library, you can:

• Control who has access to a library, a folder with in a library, or an individual file within a library. (Site owners only)
• Add, edit, delete a file, folder, or link from a SharePoint document library, co-author, and download documents.
• Track the activity on a file, such as when it was last modified, and receive a notification when something has changed.
• Create a custom view of a document library
• Share files or folders with others.
• Add a link in a document library to something that is stored outside the library, for example, a link to a file located in a different library or even a link to an external web page.
• Highlight a link, file or folder in a document library so you and others can get to them quickly.

Our templated document libraries

Our standard templated Departmental SharePoint sites contain three document libraries by default. You’ll find links to the document libraries on the quick launch menu which is located on the left-hand side of the site.

Departmental: The entire department will have access.
Shared: Storage for sharing documents outside of the department.

Managers: Only site owners have access by default.

To have users added to the Managers document library, please submit a request via the IT Service Desk.