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as possible, complement that of other Australian Government libraries.
2.5.2       The library and archives will be maintained and managed at the ANBG site, with the collection reflecting the thematic focusing on:
      the living and herbarium collections
      conservation and horticulture of the Australian and related flora
      education about biodiversity and the Australian environment.
2.5.3       The ANBG library and archives will support networks for loans and exchange of information with the CSIRO Black Mountain Library, libraries of other major botanic gardens and Libraries Australia's document delivery service, and through membership of the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries.

Actions
2.5.4       Provide library services to clients in a timely and efficient manner and promote the library collections and services to new and existing users.
2.5.5       House the physical collections to ensure material is readily available for clients while also being preserved in optimal conditions.
2.5.6       Build and maintain an appropriate collection of books, journals, maps, artworks and electronic resources that supports the scientific, horticultural and educational roles of the ANBG and CANBR.
2.5.7       Enhance, maintain and use cooperative links with libraries and user groups currently in the Agriculture, Water and Environment portfolio and other relevant institutions.
2.5.8       Register, catalogue, preserve and maintain selected material relevant to the ANBG's history as a permanent archive.

2.6       Botanical databases

Background
The ANBG's Biodiversity Informatics team supports the ANBG, CANBR and partners in their management of scientific collections by enabling the entry, curation, presentation and analysis of associated data. Managed through the Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS), these data link ANBG and CANBR collections as Extended Specimens. IBIS brings together data, processes and services to support the management of preserved herbarium specimens, ANBG living and seed collections, genetic samples and image collections.
The Biodiversity Informatics team also enables the ANBG, CANBR, Parks Australia (specifically the Australian Biological Resources Study) and national and international partners to maintain and enhance up-to-date names and taxonomic databases.

Aims
    * Maintain and enhance comprehensive scientific applications and databases for the ANBG and CANBR collections to facilitate curation, operational management and research.
    * Ensure integration between ANBG and CANBR collections to create consistency and minimise duplication through effective data and process management strategies.
    * Employ contemporary information management technology to provide effective infrastructure and tools to manage and disseminate biodiversity information for use by governments, researchers and the community.
    * Lead and partner in vendor-supplied business solutions appropriate to botanical data systems and exchange.

Issues
    * The scope of applications developed and managed by IBIS requires balancing 'business as usual' support (to keep applications technically up to date and fix issues) against the delivery of new functionality and capacity.
    * The business knowledge underpinning the applications IBIS maintains is increasingly