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Priority Objectives for FY2008 and their Evaluation

The NDL sets Priority Objectives every fiscal year for projects we put particular emphasis to achieve the “Vision for the NDL’s 60th anniversary”. We assess the progress and achievement in each objective and publish the results of the evaluation in the following fiscal year.

The following are considered in the evaluation for FY2008:

Progress

Evaluate and grade into three ranks according to the extent of progress of each project set to attain the priority objectives, compared with our plan of FY2008:

Progress as planned, Progress as planned,
Less progress than planned, Less progress than planned,
No progress No progress

Achievement

Levels of service improvement for users were evaluated into the following four grades. Criteria for evaluation is if they have become more used or acquired greater user satisfaction, as a result of promotion of a project.

Achieved sufficiently Achieved sufficiently
Achieved to some extent Achieved to some extent
Achieved little Achieved little
Achieved nothing Achieved nothing
Not yet ready to have any result Not yet ready to have any result

Evaluation results are as follows.

*[Evaluation details for all Priority Objectives] (Japanese text only) (PDF 350KB)

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Vision for the NDL’s 60th anniversary Priority Objectives for FY2008 Evaluation
Progress Achievement
(1) Enhance our legislative support function by improving services for the National Diet To strengthen the function as “Brains for the legislature” Progress as planned, Achieved sufficiently
To organize and provide legislative information useful for deliberations of the Diet as a “Comprehensive Information Center for Diet Members” Progress as planned, Achieved sufficiently
(2) Make an exhaustive collection of results of intellectual activities in Japan to preserve them as common resources of the nation To publicize the legal deposit system in order to raise the percentage of domestic publications acquired by the National Diet Library Progress as planned, Achieved sufficiently
To appropriately preserve collected materials and guarantee permanent access to them Less progress than planned, Achieved to some extent
To promote accumulating, preserving and providing digital information including Internet resources Progress as planned, Achieved to some extent
(3) Provide prompt and precise access or links to information needed by users To streamline library work and improve convenience of our services and user satisfaction Progress as planned, Achieved to some extent
To organize information resources inside and outside NDL to provide them effectively Progress as planned, Achieved sufficiently
(4) Seek to provide equally good service to all users regardless of where they are To promote digitization of materials to extend the range of original materials available on the Internet Progress as planned, Achieved to some extent
To increase degree of user satisfaction of copying services via the Internet Progress as planned, Achieved sufficiently
(5) Offer a variety of appealing services to society and increase NDL’s visibility Through holding events, to gain more social recognition of NDL’s roles and activities Progress as planned, Achieved sufficiently
(6) Promote closer cooperation with libraries of various kinds in Japan including public libraries As well as supporting various libraries in Japan, to enhance coordination and cooperation with them Progress as planned, Achieved sufficiently
(7) Try to share and exchange information by maintaining close relationships with overseas libraries To deepen coordination and cooperation among national libraries in Asia and Oceania Progress as planned, Achieved sufficiently

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