Case Study: The New York Botanical Garden enables remote herbarium work with Axiell EMu

The New York Botanical Garden keeps EMu work going from home with Axiell as lockdown lasts at least 1 July 2020

The New York Botanical Garden needed to adapt its operations during a public closure, enabling its herbarium staff to work remotely without access to physical collections. The institution, a customer of vendor Axiell, required a solution that would allow continued work with its collections database, EMu, from home.

Axiell's solution enabled staff to access the EMu database remotely either through the web-based Sapphire platform or via a VPN connection to their work computers. This allowed the team to continue critical tasks like data transcription, editing, and research. While specific quantitative metrics were not provided, the solution successfully maintained operational continuity during a challenging period, ensuring staff could contribute effectively despite the physical closure and resulting institutional budget concerns.

The New York Botanical Garden