Goal 1: Encourage and facilitate resource sharing

Goal 2: Promote long-term preservation of botanical and horticultural collections and information resources

Goal 3: Promote open access to botanical and horticultural collections and information resources

Goal 4: Advance the professional development of members

Goal 5: Enhance and support the effectiveness of CBHL administration

Goal 1: Resource sharing

1.1. Identification
Encourage the identification, location and description of collections and information resources

1.2. Awareness
Promote awareness of collections, information resources and professional expertise

1.3. Collaboration
Develop and promote collaborative resource sharing

Goal 2: Preservation

2.1. Assessment
Promote the periodic assessment of collections and information resources for preservation needs

2.2. Selection
Promote establishment of criteria for selection of collection materials and information resources to be preserved

2.3. Awareness
Encourage awareness and use of appropriate preservation methodologies

2.4. Monitoring
Communicate knowledge of at-risk collections and information resources and promote appropriate action

Goal 3: Access

3.1. Accessibility
Share information about access to collections and information resources

3.2. Enhancement
Promote awareness and use of appropriate means of enhancing access

3.3. Appropriate Care
Advocate the highest level of accessibility consistent with preservation needs

Goal 4: Professional Development

4.1. Education
Provide and promote opportunities for relevant education and training

4.2. Participation
Encourage members to participate in a broad range of professional activities

4.3. Management
Develop and suggest guidelines to assist in botanical and horticultural library management

4.4. Technology
Encourage awareness and creative use of appropriate technologies

4.5. Information Exchange
Seek to expand the exchange of professional expertise

4.6. Integrity
Encourage awareness of, communication about, and appropriate response to challenges to professional integrity and professional issues

Goal 5: Administration

5.1. Finances
Strengthen CBHL financially

5.2. Communication
Strengthen channels of communication within CBHL

5.3. Documentation
Improve the documentation of administrative processes

5.4. Participation
Strengthen member participation and democratic representation within CBHL

5.5. Membership
Increase the size and diversity of membership

5.6. Outreach
Broaden CBHL outreach

5.7. Structure and Activities
Reinforce CBHL's administrative structure and activities with available resources to reach organizational goals