National Diet Library
About Us
Greetings from the Librarian
Makoto Nagao, the 14th Librarian welcomes you to the National Diet Library's website.
NDL Profile
Information on the NDL, including its purpose, brief history, roles, organization, facilities and data materials.
The National Diet Library Law
Policy
The newly set vision for the future direction of the NDL.
The NDL announces its Future Initiatives.
This page introduces the public relations policy of the NDL.
The vision of the NDL's digital library projects.
Activity Performance Evaluation
The evaluation reports to assess the progress in achieving NDL objectives.
The results of annual user surveys.
Annual Report of the National Diet Library
You can read the Annual Reports that summarize the NDL activities of each fiscal year.(Japanese only)
Services for the National Diet
An outline of the NDL's Research and Legislative Reference Bureau.
Services for the Executive & Judicial Agencies
Library services for the executive and judicial agencies.
Material Acquisition, Preservation
This explains the legal deposit system.
This page introduces the preservation activities of the NDL.
An introduction to the ISSN and the ISSN Japan Center.
International Cooperation
This page outlines NDL's international cooperation activities.
Public Relations
This page introduces the public relations policy of the NDL.
This page introduces the news of the NDL.
Electronic Library Projects
An outline of the NDL's digital library projects.
Protection of Personal Information
This page introduces the treatment of personal information of the NDL.