Build a Library

This article and the associated video discuss the creation of libraries.

Please Note

This does not pertain to the 'Pages' library that is provided with each site collection and subsite.  The 'Pages' library must remain in tact from the creation of the site in order for the web pages to perform reliably.  Deletion of the Pages library will likely render the site unusable requiring deletion and re-creation of the site. Web parts currently only reference one library or list at a time.  If a web part will reference two or more libraries, it will need to reference a list that includes links to all sources of content.

The Embedded Video

Suggested Next Videos

• Work in a Library
• Add Columns to Libraries
• Library Settings - Name, Description, Navigation and Save as Template
• Library Settings - Versioning and Approval
• Library Settings - Publishing Workflows

Notes for Libraries

Before building a new library, consider the reason for it.  Does this content require a new level of URL or site organization?  Could the same end be accomplished in the existing Documents library by adding a column for categorization of content?  Web parts only look at one library at a time, so site content is more available in a single library than in many.

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