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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
570,105 26,444 28,143 13,519 175,706 17,264 79,774 41,616 12,770 132,846 42,023

(As of May 31, 2025, Unit: items)

도서관 주제별 자료 현황-Total, General, Philosophy, Religion, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Technology Sciences, Art, Language, Literature, History
Total 570,105
General 26,444
Philosophy 28,143
Religion 13,519
Social Sciences 175,706
Natural Sciences 17,264
Technology Sciences 79,774
Art 41,616
Language 12,770
Literature 132,846
History 42,023

(As of May 31, 2025, 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
570,105 371,561 117,005 47,918 12,698 20,923
By Collection - Total, General, Seoul Collections (Administrative Materials), Global Collections, Disability Collections, Digital Collections
Total 570,105
General 371,561
Seoul Collections
(Administrative Materials)		 117,005
Global Collections 47,918
Disability Collections 12,698
Digital Collections 20,923

(As of May 31, 2025, 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 551,071 17,149 1,885 461 7 32,680 1,885
Domestic 493,949 12,676 1,360 410 7 28,888 1,360
Foreign 57,122 4,473 525 51 0 3,792 525
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 551071 493949 57122
Nonbooks DVD (Discs) 17149 12676 4473
Audio Books 1885 1360 525
Periodicals 461 410 51
Academic DB 7 7 0
E-Book 32680 28888 3792
Audio Books 1885 1360 525

(As of May 31, 2025, 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
57,122 528 32,569 235 7,394 504 4,805 683
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,565 387 1,561 1,010 612 370 222 4,677

(As of May 31, 2025, 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
57,122 528 32,569 235 7,394 504 4,805 683
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,565 387 1,561 1,010 612 370 222 4,677

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