Abstract

Recognizing the need for evaluation to ensure the sustainability of locality documentation programs, this study developed appropriate evaluation indicators for locality documentation programs. To this end, this study used a logic model as the theoretical framework and derived five evaluation factors(input, activity, output, outcome, and impact) along with 27 detailed indicators. In addition, an AHP survey and in-depth interviews were conducted with experts to validate the derived indicators. As a result of the study, the importance of the ‘evaluation factors’ was highest for the ‘input’ at 0.312, followed by the ‘activity’ at 0.190. In other words, in local documentation programs, it is more important to evaluate whether appropriate inputs are in place and whether the activities are being carried out well, rather than focusing on the output. Among the indicators within each evaluation factor, the most important were identified as follows: dedicated personnel 0.263 for input, establishing collection policy 0.262 for activity, building a digital archive 0.305 for output, strengthening the role of the institution 0.367 for outcome, and establishing regional identity 0.453 for impact. It is hoped that the results of this study will be used in the planning, operation, and evaluation of locality documentation programs and help improve the sustainability of the programs.