Dear Ian,
Experience in the Science Museum suggested that there are some very simple
things that can make intranets more used - such as, on every computer, simply
making the intranet the home page shown whenever a browser opens. Otherwise,
lots of users never find it, or forget. More expert ones can always change
the default.
I agree, most useful for central info, personnel policies, phone directories,
staff structures, perhaps an archive of general notices, etc - avoids make-
work otherwise needed for everyone maintaining their current information.
It's email that really does reduce paper - I saw my actual intray reduce
amazingly over 5 years, tho' the electronic one grew more than
correspondingly. I think less gets printed out.
regards
Suzanne
[by the way, I've left the Science Museum - my new contact details are as
below]
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Dr Suzanne Keene
consultancy
162 Erlanger Road
London SE14 5TJ
tel: 020 7632 6664
mobile: 0779 962 7002
fax: 0870 134 7302
http://www.SuzanneKeene.com
Museums and the information age
http://www.SuzanneKeene.net
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