AARNet

Article summary

AARNet (Australian Academic and Research Network) provides Internet services to the Australian education and research communities and their research partners. AARNet built the Internet in Australia. In 1995, the Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee (AVCC) transferred AARNet1 as a going concern to Telstra who then operated it as the initial Telstra Internet. Today, AARNet is Australia's National research and education network (NREN). It forms the Australian component of the global advanced research and education Internet network. AARNet Pty Ltd, which owns and operates the AARNet, is a not-for-profit company limited by shares. The shareholders are 38 Australian universities and the Australian CSIRO. AARNet's services in addition to Internet connectivity include Eduroam, voice, video and data storage services and a content mirror.

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 1976 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of establishment: 1995 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of establishment: 1999 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of establishment: 1989 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of formation: 1989 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of formation: 1998-12-22 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1976". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of establishment is "1995". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of establishment is "1999". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of establishment is "1989". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of formation is "1989". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of formation is "1998-12-22". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
9. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368431326