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Botanic gardens are improving digital plant information access through technology and collaboration. Challenges like digitizing vast collections remain, but 2010 offers a chance to highlight progress and conservation relevance.

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Area of Science:

Botany
Information Science
Conservation Biology

Background:

Botanic gardens are crucial for plant information resources.
Technological advancements and conservation policies drive changes in information dissemination.
Public demand for electronic access is increasing.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess the progress and challenges in digital plant information delivery by botanic gardens.
To highlight the role of botanic gardens in conservation and environmental issues.
To examine the impact of information technology on plant information accessibility.

Main Methods:

Review of advancements in digital plant information.
Analysis of collaborative efforts in data accessibility.
Identification of challenges in resource digitization and access.

Main Results:

Significant improvements in the quantity, quality, and accessibility of digital plant information.
Development of single portals for accessing information from multiple providers.
Substantial volume of material still requires digitization.

Conclusions:

Botanic gardens have made great strides in electronic plant information delivery.
Digitization of remaining resources is a key challenge for maximal impact.
Botanic gardens can leverage their achievements to underscore their relevance to environmental issues.