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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
570,396 27,094 28,479 13,758 171,064 17,619 80,763 41,935 12,959 134,682 42,043

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

도서관 주제별 자료 현황-Total, General, Philosophy, Religion, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Technology Sciences, Art, Language, Literature, History
Total 570,396
General 27,094
Philosophy 28,479
Religion 13,758
Social Sciences 171,064
Natural Sciences 17,619
Technology Sciences 80,763
Art 41,935
Language 12,959
Literature 134,682
History 42,043

(As of Mar 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
570,396 377,617 109,213 49,746 13,624 20,196
By Collection - Total, General, Seoul Collections (Administrative Materials), Global Collections, Disability Collections, Digital Collections
Total 570,396
General 377,617
Seoul Collections
(Administrative Materials)		 109,213
Global Collections 49,746
Disability Collections 13,624
Digital Collections 20,196

(As of Mar 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 551,953 16,558 1,885 415 7 28,848 1,885
Domestic 493,501 12,265 1,360 365 7 24,636 1,360
Foreign 58,452 4,293 525 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 551953 493501 58452
Nonbooks DVD (Discs) 16558 12265 4293
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 Mar 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
58,452 532 33,067 220 7,592 518 5,285 751
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,760 385 1,565 1,037 624 401 221 4,494

(As of Mar 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
58,452 532 33,067 220 7,592 518 5,285 751
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,760 385 1,565 1,037 624 401 221 4,494

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