GLAM Sector Solutions

Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums

Connectivity and digital infrastructure for cultural collections

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Supporting education, research and digital preservation across the GLAM sector

Many of Australia’s cultural institutions, including galleries, libraries, archives and museums (GLAMs), are connected to AARNet. We work with the sector to develop services that enable institutions to digitise, preserve and share their collections.

Network infrastructure for cultural institutions

Galleries, libraries, archives and museums rely on digital infrastructure to digitise, preserve and share cultural collections. This infrastructure is delivered as part of Australia’s national research and education network.

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Infrastructure for digital collections and collaboration

Cultural institutions require high-capacity networks to support digitisation projects and collaboration between organisations.

Solutions for GLAMs

AARNet Internet

Dedicated optical fibre directly to your institution. Fast, reliable, scalable and designed to support all your business-critical applications. AARNet internet connections are typically 1, 10 or 100 gigabits per second. We help you choose the bandwidth that's right for your needs.

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eduroam

eduroam is a secure global roaming wireless network service for the research and education sector available to all AARNet customers. eduroam hotspots are available at thousands of locations across Australia and worldwide.

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Cloud Connect

Fast, reliable and secure direct private networks for connecting your organisation or institution to commercial cloud providers, including AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.

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DDoS Protection

DDoS Protection provides 24/7 monitoring, detection and mitigation of attacks to safeguard your institution’s internet services, information and assets.

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Zoom Video Communications

The easy and reliable virtual classroom and meeting solution. Zoom provides seamless, high-definition video and web meetings for up to 300 participants to join, share and record content across all devices.

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Join the network that supports research and education

Why AARNet?

Not-for-profit organisation

Trusted sector partner since 1989

Reliable high-speed network

Services built for research and education

Digital Preservation

We are a member of the Software Preservation Network, an international community advancing the practice of curating and preserving software. We also participate in the Digital Preservation Coalition, which is helping members deliver resilient long-term access to digital content and services, derive enduring value from digital assets and raise awareness of the cultural benefits.

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Australian Emulation Network

AARNet is proud to be a partner on the Australian Emulation Network: Accessing Born Digital Cultural Collections LIEF project, led by Swinburne University. AARNet’s infrastructure will underpin a national scale platform for digital preservation to be offered as a shared service for the benefit of academic and GLAM participants in the project.

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How AARNet supports cultural organisations

AARNet provides connectivity and collaboration infrastructure that supports digital preservation and access to cultural collections for research and education. Delivered as part of Australia’s national research and education network (NREN), these capabilities enable institutions to share and preserve collections at scale.

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FileSender is celebrating its 15-year anniversary

Fast, secure media sharing for the Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House uses FileSender to transfer huge media files quickly and securely to artists and partners.

Collaborating to explore new ways of exhibiting and preserving digital media

AARNet’s high-performing low-latency network is enabling innovations in media, technology and user experience for museums.

Visualising the story of Australia’s largest-ever naval loss

An ambitious project to create digital 3D reconstructions of shipwrecks for virtual underwater heritage museum experiences relies on the AARNet network for the transfer of huge volumes of data from the research lab to supercomputer.

Want to know more?

To ask for advice, partner with us or find out more, please get in touch.

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