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Book Sharing

Chaek Bada Service

  • The Chaek Bada Service is an interlibrary loan service for joint use of materials by public libraries across the country that allows users to loan and use materials through application at libraries holding the materials that the other does not.

Chaek Bada Website

Seoul Metropolitan Library Chaek Bada Service

  • After registering as a member on the Chaek Bada website, it needs to be approved by the person in charge.
  • Qualifications for Chaek Bada membership
    • Member of the Seoul Metropolitan Library with a library card
    • Among those who have separately applied for membership at the Chaek Bada Service
      1. Members who have been issued the Seoul Metropolitan Library card at least 6 months ago
      2. Members who have no history of overdue of physical materials in the past month
      3. Members who have loaned physical materials 3 times or more in the past 6 months

Using the Chaek Bada Service

  • Issuance of Card
    (Visit the library where you are a member)
  • Request Chaek Bada membership
  • Approval by the Person in
    Charge at the Library
  • Request Inter-Library Loan
  • Pay the Fees
  • Acquire the Material
  • Select the Seoul Metropolitan Library as the library you belong to, and then request for the desire item.
  • See the detailed use method