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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
568,329 27,010 28,356 13,676 170,624 17,564 80,452 41,817 12,938 133,979 41,913

(As of Feb 28, 2026, Unit: items)

도서관 주제별 자료 현황-Total, General, Philosophy, Religion, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Technology Sciences, Art, Language, Literature, History
Total 568,329
General 27,010
Philosophy 28,356
Religion 13,676
Social Sciences 170,624
Natural Sciences 17,564
Technology Sciences 80,452
Art 41,817
Language 12,938
Literature 133,979
History 41,913

(As of Feb 28, 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
568,329 376,579 109,034 49,189 13,366 20,161
By Collection - Total, General, Seoul Collections (Administrative Materials), Global Collections, Disability Collections, Digital Collections
Total 568,329
General 376,579
Seoul Collections
(Administrative Materials)		 109,034
Global Collections 49,189
Disability Collections 13,366
Digital Collections 20,161

(As of Feb 28, 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 549,886 16,558 1,885 415 7 28,848 1,885
Domestic 492,085 12,265 1,360 365 7 24,636 1,360
Foreign 57,801 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 549886 492085 57801
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 Feb 28, 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
57,801 532 32,678 220 7,426 518 5,181 751
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,759 385 1,565 1,037 622 401 221 4,505

(As of Feb 28, 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
57,801 532 32,678 220 7,426 518 5,181 751
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,759 385 1,565 1,037 622 401 221 4,505

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