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SharePoint is a web-based application that supports collaboration by allowing users to create team web pages, manage projects, share documents, and access information from anywhere. Users can manage calendars, create surveys, host group discussions, collect data using easy-to-build web forms, create document and picture libraries, assign tasks, build contact lists, display lists of events, and control business logic and workflows. In addition, SharePoint provides the capability to create wiki sites, meeting-tracking sites, blogs, and social community pages.

Some examples of academic uses for SharePoint include:

• Project and reflection sites for travel abroad or service learning experiences,
• Documentation and reflection sites for internship or independent study courses,
• Repository and archiving sites for paperless management of proposals, presentations, or documents,
• Research and collaboration sites for national or international projects, and
• Interactive graphical sites for displaying data and multimedia at conferences or as course presentations.

SharePoint is also a useful administrative tool for organizing committee collaborations or managing complex projects. IT services provides SharePoint sites to departments and registered student organizations at no charge.

The SharePoint server is backed up by a centralized recovery system, allowing for reliable and consistent service. SharePoint integrates seamlessly with Exchange, InfoPath, OneNote, Word, Access, and Excel.

For an in-depth trial of SharePoint services or to request a site, use the SharePoint Request form. For additional information, tutorials, and a link to the SharePoint demo video, go to sharepoint.uark.edu.