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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
558,097 18,296 29,439 14,497 164,039 18,219 81,566 42,528 8,282 138,312 42,919

(As of Oct 31, 2026, Unit: items)

도서관 주제별 자료 현황-Total, General, Philosophy, Religion, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Technology Sciences, Art, Language, Literature, History
Total 558,097
General 18,296
Philosophy 29,439
Religion 14,497
Social Sciences 164,039
Natural Sciences 18,219
Technology Sciences 81,566
Art 42,528
Language 8,282
Literature 138,312
History 42,919

(As of Oct 31, 2026, 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
558,097 371,138 104,190 47,971 14,302 20,496
By Collection - Total, General, Seoul Collections (Administrative Materials), Global Collections, Disability Collections, Digital Collections
Total 558,097
General 371,138
Seoul Collections
(Administrative Materials)		 104,190
Global Collections 47,971
Disability Collections 14,302
Digital Collections 20,496

(As of Oct 31, 2026, 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 539,689 16,521 1,887 378 7 32,536 1,887
Domestic 482,219 12,248 1,362 328 7 28,586 1,362
Foreign 57,470 4,273 525 50 0 3,950 525
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 539689 482219 57470
Nonbooks DVD (Discs) 16521 12248 4273
Audio Books 1887 1362 525
Periodicals 378 328 50
Academic DB 7 7 0
E-Book 32536 28586 3950
Audio Books 1887 1362 525

(As of Oct 31, 2026, 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
57,470 490 32,800 197 7,610 440 5,299 626
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,815 297 1,586 837 629 381 196 4,267

(As of Oct 31, 2026, 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
57,470 490 32,800 197 7,610 440 5,299 626
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,815 297 1,586 837 629 381 196 4,267

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