The ORC is implementing a digital archive and platform for the HfG on which students, teachers and staff can archive, research and share their projects. The database software for this digital platform is called Madek.

Madek follows a bottom-up approach. Users have full control over the material they upload, they can share it in different contexts, modify it, delete it; and they can autonomously form groups with other users.

At the moment, we are in a preliminary phase, and access to Madek is restricted. It is only used for specific tasks. The current version of Madek can be accessed here:
https://madek.hfg-karlsruhe.de

Contact at the HfG is the Open Resource Center (ORC):
orc@hfg-karlsruhe.de

For student assistants working with Madek, we have put together a FAQ:
FAQ for student assistants working on department archives

Initially, the software was developed at the Zurich University of the Arts, ZHdK. HfG is now actively involved in the development and collaborates with ZHdK. Further information and documentation can be found there:

User-oriented overview:
https://doku.madek.ch/

Support:
https://wiki.zhdk.ch/medienarchiv/doku.php

Technical documentation:
https://madek.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

This documentation is continuously being extended.