A digital forum for the arts
The Media Archive is the platform for collaborative work with and sharing and archiving of media at ZHdK. It is available to students, faculty and staff members. The media archive is mainly used for teaching and research, but the ZHdK's archive unit and the University Communications Office also benefit from it. The media archive is able to manage a wide range of images and audiovisual content and supports collaborative forms of working.
As the specialist database of a university of the arts, the media archive's primary objective is to link media, users and subjects. The specialist contexts of media and their active use are brought to the fore. The artistic content of the media archive is handled with care in terms of access rights and licences, which can be determined by the authors themselves. Via the programming interface (API), content can also be used in external publication formats.
The media archive is closely linked to the institutional processes in all departments and incorporated into the university's archiving procedures. Its product strategy is based on that of ZHdK.