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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
572,914 26,848 28,905 14,280 174,589 17,365 80,526 41,975 12,922 133,489 42,015

(As of Nov 30, 2025, Unit: items)

도서관 주제별 자료 현황-Total, General, Philosophy, Religion, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Technology Sciences, Art, Language, Literature, History
Total 572,914
General 26,848
Philosophy 28,905
Religion 14,280
Social Sciences 174,589
Natural Sciences 17,365
Technology Sciences 80,526
Art 41,975
Language 12,922
Literature 133,489
History 42,015

(As of Nov 30, 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
572,914 376,407 114,323 48,485 13,056 20,643
By Collection - Total, General, Seoul Collections (Administrative Materials), Global Collections, Disability Collections, Digital Collections
Total 572,914
General 376,407
Seoul Collections
(Administrative Materials)		 114,323
Global Collections 48,485
Disability Collections 13,056
Digital Collections 20,643

(As of Nov 30, 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 554,096 16,933 1,885 415 7 28,848 1,885
Domestic 496,840 12,487 1,360 365 7 24,636 1,360
Foreign 57,256 4,446 525 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 554096 496840 57256
Nonbooks DVD (Discs) 16933 12487 4446
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 Nov 30, 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
57,256 526 32,689 220 7,427 493 4,883 666
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,569 385 1,565 1,037 620 364 221 4,591

(As of Nov 30, 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
57,256 526 32,689 220 7,427 493 4,883 666
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,569 385 1,565 1,037 620 364 221 4,591

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