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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
586,694 26,681 27,735 13,461 186,168 17,285 84,470 42,858 12,913 131,184 43,924

(As of Nov 30, 2024, Unit: items)

도서관 주제별 자료 현황-Total, General, Philosophy, Religion, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Technology Sciences, Art, Language, Literature, History
Total 586,694
General 26,681
Philosophy 27,735
Religion 13,461
Social Sciences 186,168
Natural Sciences 17,285
Technology Sciences 84,470
Art 42,858
Language 12,913
Literature 131,184
History 43,924

(As of Nov 30, 2024, 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
586,694 369,402 134,001 46,657 15,562 21,072
By Collection - Total, General, Seoul Collections (Administrative Materials), Global Collections, Disability Collections, Digital Collections
Total 586,694
General 369,402
Seoul Collections
(Administrative Materials)		 134,001
Global Collections 46,657
Disability Collections 15,562
Digital Collections 21,072

(As of Nov 30, 2024, 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 563,583 17,653 5,458 461 7 32,680 5,458
Domestic 505,486 12,978 3,560 410 7 28,888 3,560
Foreign 58,097 4,675 1,898 51 0 3,792 1,898
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 563583 505486 58097
Nonbooks DVD (Discs) 17653 12978 4675
Audio Books 5458 3560 1898
Periodicals 461 410 51
Academic DB 7 7 0
E-Book 32680 28888 3792
Audio Books 5458 3560 1898

(As of Nov 30, 2024, 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
58,097 509 32,826 226 8,272 474 4,714 632
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,353 367 1,547 962 585 340 222 5,068

(As of Nov 30, 2024, 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
58,097 509 32,826 226 8,272 474 4,714 632
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,353 367 1,547 962 585 340 222 5,068

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