In July 2012, the National Diet Library (NDL) formulated “Mission and Objectives 2012-2016,” which replaces the earlier “Vision for the NDL’s 60th anniversary.”
We have established a management cycle PLAN - DO - CHECK - ACT based on an evaluation system Activity Performance Evaluation and are continually working to improve our services.

Priority Objectives are set as medium term objectives, covering the major activities of the NDL. Progress and achievements are evaluated annually, and the results are widely published.

• Priority Objectives for FY2012(21 March 2012)

The NDL has been running the evaluation system for service improvement since FY2004. The system underwent revision in FY2007-2008 and became the Activity Performance Evaluation. To ensure objectivity and neutrality of the evaluation, and to properly reflect the evaluation results in the activities of the NDL, we have brought in the Expert Council on Evaluation as the external watchdog since FY 2009.

• FY2011
  FY 2011 progress report (Japanese text only) (PDF 1.11 MB)(*)
  Priority Objectives and their Evaluation
  (*)The NDL published the “FY 2011 progress report”, based on the findings of the annual performance evaluation.
• FY2010
  Priority Objectives and their Evaluation
• FY2009
  Priority Objectives and their Evaluation
• FY2008
  Priority Objectives and their Evaluation
  Service Standards and their Evaluation(*)
  (*)We replaced Service Standards with Service Performance Indicators which show the performance of library services to users since FY2009.
• Fy2007
  Priority Objectives and their Evaluation
  Service Standards and their Evaluation
• FY2006
  Priority Objectives and their Evaluation
  Service Standards and their Evaluation
• FY2005
  Priority Objectives and their Evaluation
  Service Standards and their Evaluation
• FY2004
  Priority Objectives and their Evaluation
  Service Standards and their Evaluation