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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
575,670 27,645 29,299 14,355 168,444 18,117 81,276 42,400 13,123 138,257 42,754

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

도서관 주제별 자료 현황-Total, General, Philosophy, Religion, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Technology Sciences, Art, Language, Literature, History
Total 575,670
General 27,645
Philosophy 29,299
Religion 14,355
Social Sciences 168,444
Natural Sciences 18,117
Technology Sciences 81,276
Art 42,400
Language 13,123
Literature 138,257
History 42,754

(As of Aug 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
575,670 386,550 104,028 50,526 14,182 20,384
By Collection - Total, General, Seoul Collections (Administrative Materials), Global Collections, Disability Collections, Digital Collections
Total 575,670
General 386,550
Seoul Collections
(Administrative Materials)		 104,028
Global Collections 50,526
Disability Collections 14,182
Digital Collections 20,384

(As of Aug 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 557,265 16,519 1,886 415 7 28,848 1,886
Domestic 498,357 12,246 1,361 365 7 24,636 1,361
Foreign 58,908 4,273 525 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 557265 498357 58908
Nonbooks DVD (Discs) 16519 12246 4273
Audio Books 1886 1361 525
Periodicals 415 365 50
Academic DB 7 7 0
E-Book 28848 24636 4212
Audio Books 1886 1361 525

(As of Aug 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
58,908 560 33,166 220 7,618 518 5,504 751
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,813 385 1,586 1,037 629 401 221 4,499

(As of Aug 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
58,908 560 33,166 220 7,618 518 5,504 751
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,813 385 1,586 1,037 629 401 221 4,499

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