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서울도서관 로고

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
1,138,752 26,501 28,212 13,569 176,100 17,327 79,998 41,823 12,836 130,862 42,148

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

도서관 주제별 자료 현황-Total, General, Philosophy, Religion, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Technology Sciences, Art, Language, Literature, History
Total 1,138,752
General 26,501
Philosophy 28,212
Religion 13,569
Social Sciences 176,100
Natural Sciences 17,327
Technology Sciences 79,998
Art 41,823
Language 12,836
Literature 130,862
History 42,148

(As of Jun 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
1,138,752 370,552 117,245 47,921 12,705 20,953
By Collection - Total, General, Seoul Collections (Administrative Materials), Global Collections, Disability Collections, Digital Collections
Total 1,138,752
General 370,552
Seoul Collections
(Administrative Materials)		 117,245
Global Collections 47,921
Disability Collections 12,705
Digital Collections 20,953

(As of Jun 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 550,342 17,149 1,885 461 7 32,680 1,885
Domestic 493,240 12,676 1,360 410 7 28,888 1,360
Foreign 57,102 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 550342 493240 57102
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 Jun 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
114,204 528 32,578 235 7,394 504 4,805 683
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,565 387 1,561 1,010 612 370 222 4,648

(As of Jun 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
114,204 528 32,578 235 7,394 504 4,805 683
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,565 387 1,561 1,010 612 370 222 4,648

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