Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 2006-2011 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
1 small box; 0.009 cubic metres.
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Dot Cym campaign was founded by Sion Jobbins and Maredudd ap Gwyndaf to secure the .cym top level internet domain for Wales and the Welsh and Welsh speaking community. The .cym TLD was eventually assigned to the Cayman Islands the campaign but the .cymru and .wales TLDs were assigned to Wales in 2012.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Sion Jobbins, Aberystwyth, October 2015 and August 2021.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records of the campaign to secure to top level domain .cym for the Wales mainly comprising correspondence, letters of support, policy documents and press coverage. The campaign later supported .cymru and .wales as domains for Wales.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
All material has been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
The records were organised into three files before transfer tot he National Library of Wales. This order has been retained.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Some material has been removed from file 2 and is closed until 2092 under Freedom of Information Act 2000 s. 40 (Personal Data).
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions set out in information provided when applying for their Readers' Tickets, whereby the reader shall become responsible for compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 in relation to any processing by them of personal data obtained from modern records held at the Library. = Disgwylir i ddarllenwyr sydd am ddefnyddio papurau modern yn Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru gydymffurfio รข Deddf Gwarchod Data 1998 yng nghyd-destun unrhyw brosesu ganddynt o ddata personol a gasglwyd o gofnodion modern sydd ar gadw yn y Llyfrgell. Nodir y manylion yn yr wybodaeth a roddir wrth wneud cais am Docyn Darllen.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright restrictions apply.
Language of material
- English
- Welsh
Script of material
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
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Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: Dot Cym Campaign Records
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Final
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation revision deletion
Created 13 February 2024.
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Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Rob Phillips (February 2024). The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Papers in the Dot Cym Campaign Records, Wikipedia website (13 February 2024) and information provided by the donor.