The Mary Rose Trust selects Axiell solution

Manchester, UK, 26th Oct, 2017 – Axiell, the leading vendor globally of collections management software to archives and museums, today announces that its Adlib solution has been selected by the Mary Rose Trust to manage its collection of over 19,000 artefacts from, or relating to, the Mary Rose, the 16^th Century warship and flagship of Henry VIII, that was raised from the seabed in October 1982.

The new collections management system will be used to manage the wealth of material that was recovered from the ship, including artefacts, timbers, samples and human remains, as well as the substantial archive of material related to the archaeological excavation and subsequent research. The archive is currently being digitised as part of a project made possible by a grant from the Designated Development Fund of Arts Council England.

The Axiell system is fully SPECTRUM compliant and flexible so that it can meet the demands of managing a variety of different collection types. Importantly, for the Mary Rose Trust, the system enables collaborative contributions from the Conservation Team and the Curators.

The Mary Rose Trust selected Axiell as part of their ambition to further develop their collection and archive, with Adlib meeting their demands now, whilst being flexible enough to adapt to their future needs. Adlib is also able to handle the multiple collections types of the Trust in a single system. The project also includes the Adlib Internet Server, which enables the publication of collections to the web, and the Axiell Collections Web UI, which provides web access to the collections management system. Through this web interface, staff can enter data and work with their CMS from any location via a desktop or mobile device, and facilitates the collaborative working that was crucial to the project requirements.

Adlib is built on a foundation of international standards and it is currently used by more than 1,300 institutions worldwide.

Ben Sullivan, Head of EMEA at Axiell ALM, said, “We are proud to be working with the Mary Rose Trust to support collections of such historical significance, and implementing Adlib, Adlib Internet Server and the web UI to help take their collections management to a new level.”

Alastair Miles, Collections Manager at the Mary Rose trust, said “We are really excited to be working with Axiell as the supplier of our new collections management system. Adlib is a fantastic CMS that will support our needs, as well as our work with the collection, going forward.”

The Mary Rose and thousands of her artefacts are on display at the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. More information is available at www.maryrose.org. 

For more information:
Sean Meagher, Marketing Manager, UK, Axiell
sean.meagher@axiell.co.uk

+44 115 900 8000

Alastair Miles, Collections Manager, The Mary Rose Trust
E-mail: a.miles@maryrose.org

Axiell serves libraries, schools, archives, museums and authorities with technically advanced and innovative solutions developed in close cooperation with its customers in 35 countries globally. More than 3000 library organizations with thousands of branches use an Axiell library management system and Axiell Arena, a tool for the virtual library. The systems for archives, libraries and museums, are used by over 3400 cultural institutions over the world. In addition, more than 3000 schools use an Axiell system. The Axiell Group, headquartered in Lund, has more than 300 employees based out of 26 offices in Sweden, Abu Dhabi, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the UK and the USA. Together, we form one of the world’s largest companies in these sectors. 

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