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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
572,713 26,989 28,269 13,630 175,236 17,515 80,868 41,802 12,920 133,647 41,837

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

도서관 주제별 자료 현황-Total, General, Philosophy, Religion, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Technology Sciences, Art, Language, Literature, History
Total 572,713
General 26,989
Philosophy 28,269
Religion 13,630
Social Sciences 175,236
Natural Sciences 17,515
Technology Sciences 80,868
Art 41,802
Language 12,920
Literature 133,647
History 41,837

(As of Jan 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
572,713 375,626 114,445 49,086 13,358 20,198
By Collection - Total, General, Seoul Collections (Administrative Materials), Global Collections, Disability Collections, Digital Collections
Total 572,713
General 375,626
Seoul Collections
(Administrative Materials)		 114,445
Global Collections 49,086
Disability Collections 13,358
Digital Collections 20,198

(As of Jan 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 554,270 16,558 1,885 415 7 28,848 1,885
Domestic 496,430 12,265 1,360 365 7 24,636 1,360
Foreign 57,840 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 554270 496430 57840
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 Jan 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
57,840 532 32,748 220 7,426 493 5,181 666
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,759 385 1,565 1,037 622 401 221 4,584

(As of Jan 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
57,840 532 32,748 220 7,426 493 5,181 666
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,759 385 1,565 1,037 622 401 221 4,584

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