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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
576,239 27,442 28,956 14,116 172,230 17,912 81,341 42,226 13,054 136,573 42,389

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

도서관 주제별 자료 현황-Total, General, Philosophy, Religion, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Technology Sciences, Art, Language, Literature, History
Total 576,239
General 27,442
Philosophy 28,956
Religion 14,116
Social Sciences 172,230
Natural Sciences 17,912
Technology Sciences 81,341
Art 42,226
Language 13,054
Literature 136,573
History 42,389

(As of May 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
576,239 382,734 109,390 49,942 13,804 20,369
By Collection - Total, General, Seoul Collections (Administrative Materials), Global Collections, Disability Collections, Digital Collections
Total 576,239
General 382,734
Seoul Collections
(Administrative Materials)		 109,390
Global Collections 49,942
Disability Collections 13,804
Digital Collections 20,369

(As of May 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 557,835 16,519 1,885 415 7 28,848 1,885
Domestic 499,182 12,247 1,360 365 7 24,636 1,360
Foreign 58,653 4,272 525 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 557835 499182 58653
Nonbooks DVD (Discs) 16519 12247 4272
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 May 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
58,653 560 33,152 220 7,595 518 5,285 751
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,810 385 1,584 1,037 627 401 221 4,507

(As of May 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
58,653 560 33,152 220 7,595 518 5,285 751
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,810 385 1,584 1,037 627 401 221 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