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Re: best practices for internal repository of published docs?
Subject:Re: best practices for internal repository of published docs? From:"Pro TechWriter" <pro -dot- techwriter -at- gmail -dot- com> To:"Sam TechWriter" <samtechwriter -at- yahoo -dot- com> Date:Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:35:41 -0400
Well, you said:
"I'm looking for best practices for storing published documents so our
company employees can find them."
I didn't realize you only wanted LAN-based solutions.
Good luck :-)
--PT
On 7/11/07, Sam TechWriter <samtechwriter -at- yahoo -dot- com> wrote:
>
> Although we have an intranet available, I'd like to explore
> alternatives that require fewer changes to "the way we do things around
> here." I have a feeling that a publishing process (and resulting repository)
> with fewer changes has greater chance of buy-in from others here in my
> company. I guess what I'm really asking for is ideas for organizing
> directories on a file share so everyone can find what they want independent
> of related CD build, product, or audience. Although some of these details
> will have to be specific to my company, I'm sure other technical writers may
> have suggestions based on similar experiences in their companies.
>
> PT, I do appreciate your reply and I may "resort" to this probably-better
> option anyway, but right now I'm interested in understanding a variety of
> approaches tried by those on this list.
>
> Thanks,
> "Sam TechWriter"
> (Seattle, WA, USA)
>
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