Services for the Executive & Judicial Agencies
The Branch Library System
One objective of the National Diet Library mandated by the National
Diet Library Law is to extend its services to the executive
and judicial agencies of Japan. Consequently the NDL operates
27 Branch Library in the government's ministries, agencies,
and the Supreme Court. Each of them is a specialized library
with a unique stock of materials to assist in the work of the
staff members of that particular institution.
The Branch Library System forms a network centered on the NDL.
The network is intended to facilitate the exchange of publications
among the government ministries and agencies, reciprocal lending
of materials, execution of various investigations, and wide-ranging
cooperation among the libraries. The NDL provides training for
Branch Library staff members and carries out activities to keep
the network operating effectively condition.