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Collections

By Topic

library By Topic-Total, General, Philosophy, Religion, 사회과학, 자연과학, 기술과학, Art, Language, Literature, History
Total General Philosophy Religion Social
Sciences		 Natural
Sciences		 Technology
Sciences		 Art Language Literature History
1,149,122 26,934 28,840 14,102 176,457 17,303 80,856 42,004 12,909 132,903 42,253

(As of Oct 31, 2025, Unit: items)

도서관 주제별 자료 현황-Total, General, Philosophy, Religion, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Technology Sciences, Art, Language, Literature, History
Total 1,149,122
General 26,934
Philosophy 28,840
Religion 14,102
Social Sciences 176,457
Natural Sciences 17,303
Technology Sciences 80,856
Art 42,004
Language 12,909
Literature 132,903
History 42,253

(As of Oct 31, 2025, Unit: Items)

By Collection

By Collection-Total, General, Seoul Collections (Administrative Materials), Global Collections, Disability Collections, Digital Collections
Total General Collections Seoul Document Collections
(Administrative Materials)		 Global Collections Disability Collections Digital Collections
1,149,122 374,999 117,599 48,417 12,972 20,574
By Collection - Total, General, Seoul Collections (Administrative Materials), Global Collections, Disability Collections, Digital Collections
Total 1,149,122
General 374,999
Seoul Collections
(Administrative Materials)		 117,599
Global Collections 48,417
Disability Collections 12,972
Digital Collections 20,574

(As of Oct 31, 2025, Unit: Items)

By Country

By Country - Sort, General Books, Nonbooks(DVD (Discs), Audio Books), Periodicals, Electronic Materials(Academic DB, E-Book, Audio Books)
Sort General Books Nonbooks Periodicals Electronic Materials
DVD (Discs) Audio Books Academic DB E-Book Audio Books
Total 555,719 16,957 1,885 415 7 28,848 1,885
Domestic 498,419 12,504 1,360 365 7 24,636 1,360
Foreign 57,300 4,453 525 50 0 4,212 525
By Country - Sort, General Books, Nonbooks(DVD (Discs), Audio Books), Periodicals, Electronic Materials(Academic DB, E-Book, Audio Books)
Foreign Sort General Books Nonbooks Periodicals Electronic Materials
Total 600,178
General Books 555719 498419 57300
Nonbooks DVD (Discs) 16957 12504 4453
Audio Books 1885 1360 525
Periodicals 415 365 50
Academic DB 7 7 0
E-Book 28848 24636 4212
Audio Books 1885 1360 525

(As of Oct 31, 2025, Unit: Items)

By Language

By Language- Total, Russian, English, Tagalog, Japanese, Mongolian, Chinese, Thai, French, Khmer, German, Vietnamese, Spanish, Indonesian, Uzbek, Others
Total Russian English Tagalog Japanese Mongolian Chinese Thai
114,600 526 32,773 220 7,437 493 4,857 666
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,565 385 1,561 995 615 364 221 4,622

(As of Oct 31, 2025, Unit: items)

By Language- Total, Russian, English, Tagalog, Japanese, Mongolian, Chinese, Thai, French, Khmer, German, Vietnamese, Spanish, Indonesian, Uzbek, Others
Total Russian English Tagalog Japanese Mongolian Chinese Thai
114,600 526 32,773 220 7,437 493 4,857 666
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,565 385 1,561 995 615 364 221 4,622

Increase in Number of Books by Year

Seoul Metropolitan Library Collection (Books) Number of Books by Year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 0 200,000 400,000 600,000
Increase in Number of Books by Year
Year Number of Books by Year
2012 199,030
2013 239,568
2014 290,132
2015 340,381
2016 384,990
2017 402,345
2018 427,369
2019 452,583
2020 485,012
2021 514,625
2022 543,916