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AARNet FTP Archives  
URL:http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/
Category:Clearinghouses, gateways  University Collaboration 

AARNet's mirror archive was established as a pilot project in 1998 as as a recommendation for a Large Object Cache from the AARNet2 Caching and Mirroring working group. It aims to provide cost savings on international traffic and improved performance to frequently accessed archives to AARNet's members. Mirror.AARNet now provides a large coverage of OpenSource, Sysadmin and Academically related archives to AARNet members, including UNIX sources and applications, Linux, PC and Macintosh software and internet documents such as RFCs and FAQs. Benefits of using using the AARNet Mirror: it costs your University less, ensures that AARNet will continue offering the service, and chances are it will be a lot quicker to access than overseas sites, since it is located here in Australia.

Advanced Engineering Centre for Manufacturing  
URL:http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/asaw/biogs/A000025b.htm
Category:University Collaboration 

The Centre is a joint venture between RMIT and the University of Melbourne to promote closer interaction between its universities and Australia?s manufacturing industry. The Centre supports manufacturing industry through the provision of consultancies, bureau services, continuing education programs, strategic workshops and the establishment of student projects.

ANU's Internet Futures Group  
URL:http://if.anu.edu.au/
Category:University Collaboration 

Led by the Australian National University, the group is looking at supporting access to large scale scientific data for eScience projects.

Apple University Consortium - Australia  
URL:http://auc.uow.edu.au/
Category:University Collaboration 

The Apple University Consortium is a collaboration between Australian Universities and Apple Computer Australia to extended and pormote the reach of technology into the teaching, learning and research fields of all disciplines at Higher-Education institutions in Australia.

Asialink Centre  
URL:http://www.asialink.unimelb.edu.au/
Category:Regional and National Studies  Political Science & Policy  International Collaboration  University Collaboration  Society and Culture  International associations and organisations 

The Centre is a partnership between the Myer Foundation and The University of Melbourne, promoting public understanding of the countries of Asia and creating links with Asian counterparts. The site features extensive information about the three major programs of the Centre: Corporate and Public Programs, Asia Education Foundation, and Arts.

Australasian Council on Open, Distance and E-learning (ACODE)  
URL:http://www.acode.edu.au/
Category:University Collaboration  Associations and Societies 

ACODE is an organisation of Australasian universities, with the mission to enhance policy and practice in open, distance, flexible and e-learning in higher education.

Australian Academic and Research Network (AARNet)  
URL:http://www.aarnet.edu.au/
Category:Associations and Societies  Australian research organisations  University Collaboration 

AARNet2, the second generation of the Australian Academic and Research Network, provides high capacity Internet services between eight state- and territory-based regional network hubs. The regional networks provide Internet service to Australia's universities and research institutions such as CSIRO, DSTO, ANSTO and AIMS. AARNet Pty Ltd provides a core of management, technical and administrative expertise for the operation and development of the network. The regional network organisations, funded and staffed by the AARNet members, call on this expertise to deliver a world-class academic and research network to members' sites.

Australian Academic Research Library Network (AARLIN)  
URL:http://www.aarlin.edu.au/
Category:University Collaboration 

AARLIN is an ARC funded project aiming to provide a integrated access to information resources for students and staff in higher education. The Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) has recognised the importance of this development, which is a priority project in its Strategic Plan for 1999 to 2005. The AARLIN portal project emerged from a CAUL strategic planning workshop in 1999, and was adopted as one of the strategic objectives of CAUL. The aim of the ARLIN project is, in its broadest sense, to develop an academic libraries network to facilitate resource sharing among Australian university libraries. It aims to

Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research Incorporated (ACSPRI)  
URL:http://www.acspri.org.au/
Category:University Collaboration 

The consortium's role is to encourage and support activities and procedures which enhance access to and use of social science data. ACSPRI's current members include Australian universities, public and private sector research-oriented organisations. ACSPRI conducts Summer and Winter programmes in statistical methods. Its biannual newsletter is archived online. Special workshops are run on demand.

Australian Law Postgraduate Network (ALPN)  
URL:http://www.alpn.edu.au/
Category:Higher Education professional associations  University Collaboration 

The ALPN is a national network established under a Carrick Institute Leadership grant. The site provides information on Law Schools, their Academics, research and supervisory details as well as interactive elements for higher degree research students.