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서울도서관 로고

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
580,304 27,630 29,196 14,306 173,068 18,057 82,018 42,442 13,103 137,783 42,701

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

도서관 주제별 자료 현황-Total, General, Philosophy, Religion, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Technology Sciences, Art, Language, Literature, History
Total 580,304
General 27,630
Philosophy 29,196
Religion 14,306
Social Sciences 173,068
Natural Sciences 18,057
Technology Sciences 82,018
Art 42,442
Language 13,103
Literature 137,783
History 42,701

(As of Jul 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
580,304 385,802 109,919 50,141 14,075 20,367
By Collection - Total, General, Seoul Collections (Administrative Materials), Global Collections, Disability Collections, Digital Collections
Total 580,304
General 385,802
Seoul Collections
(Administrative Materials)		 109,919
Global Collections 50,141
Disability Collections 14,075
Digital Collections 20,367

(As of Jul 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 561,899 16,519 1,886 415 7 28,848 1,886
Domestic 503,038 12,246 1,361 365 7 24,636 1,361
Foreign 58,861 4,273 525 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 561899 503038 58861
Nonbooks DVD (Discs) 16519 12246 4273
Audio Books 1886 1361 525
Periodicals 415 365 50
Academic DB 7 7 0
E-Book 28848 24636 4212
Audio Books 1886 1361 525

(As of Jul 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
58,861 560 33,314 220 7,617 518 5,302 751
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,813 385 1,586 1,037 629 401 221 4,507

(As of Jul 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
58,861 560 33,314 220 7,617 518 5,302 751
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,813 385 1,586 1,037 629 401 221 4,507

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