Priority Objectives for FY2010 and their Evaluation
Priority Objectives are set every fiscal year for projects we put particular emphasis on to achieve the "Vision for the NDL’s 60th anniversary". We set Evaluation Indicators (Two kinds, Progress Indicators and Achievement Indicators) for each Priority Objective to carry out valid evaluations. We conduct evaluations after the end of each fiscal year.
The following are considered in the evaluation for FY2010:
Progress
Evaluate and grade into four ranks according to the extent of progress of each project set to attain the priority objectives, compared with our plan of FY2010. Evaluation is conducted in a comprehensive manner: quantitative method using the Progress Indicators and qualitative method using explanations.
| S | Progress which exceeds our plan |
| A | Progress as planned |
| B | Progress to some extent |
| C | Less progress than expected |
Achievement
Levels of service improvement for users were evaluated into the following four grades. Evaluation is conducted in a comprehensive manner: quantitative method using the Achievement Indicators and qualitative method using explanations.
| S | Achievement exceeded our target |
| A | Achieved our target |
| B | Achieved to some extent |
| C | Target not met |
Evaluation results are as follows.
*[Evaluation details for all Priority Objectives] 
(Japanese text only) (PDF 429KB)
| Vision for the NDL’s 60th anniversary | Priority Objectives for FY2010 | Evaluation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progress | Achievement | |||
| [1] Enhance our legislative support function by improving services for the National Diet | 1-(1) | To strengthen the function as "Brains for the legislature." | A | B |
| 1-(2) | To organize and provide legislative information useful for deliberations of the Diet as a "Comprehensive Information Center for Diet Members." | A | B | |
| [2] Make an exhaustive collection of results of intellectual activities in Japan to preserve them as common resources of the nation | 2-(1) | To publicize the legal deposit system in order to raise the percentage of domestic publications acquired by the National Diet Library. | A | A |
| 2-(2) | To appropriately preserve collected materials and guarantee permanent access to them. | A | A | |
| 2-(3) | To promote accumulating, preserving and providing digital information including Internet resources. | S | A | |
| [3] Provide prompt and precise access or links to information needed by users | 3-(1) | To streamline library work and improve convenience of our services and user satisfaction. | A | A |
| 3-(2) | To organize information resources inside and outside NDL to provide them effectively. | A | A | |
| [4] Seek to provide equally good service to all users regardless of where they are | 4-(1) | To promote digitization of materials to extend the range of original materials available on the Internet. | S | A |
| 4-(2) | To increase degree of user satisfaction of copying services via the Internet. | A | A | |
| [5] Offer a variety of appealing services to society and increase NDL’s visibility | 5 | Through holding events and exhibitions, to gain more social recognition of NDL’s roles and activities. | A | A |
| [6] Promote closer cooperation with libraries of various kinds in Japan including public libraries | 6 | As well as supporting various libraries in Japan, to enhance coordination and cooperation with them. | A | B |
| [7] Try to share and exchange information by maintaining close relationships with overseas libraries | 7 | To deepen coordination and cooperation among libraries and other related organizations especially on digital archiving. | A | A |
In FY 2009, we set the following projects based on the supplementary budget as a Priority Objective.
| Vision for the NDL’s 60th anniversary | Priority Objectives for FY2010 | Evaluation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progress | Achievement | |||
| (extra) To digitize our materials intensively based on the FY 2009 supplementary budget to strengthen the intellectual infrastructure of the Japanese people in an advanced information environment. | S |  * |
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*Achievement of the extra priority objective is included within the priority objective 4-(1)