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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
570,869 26,909 28,163 13,576 174,881 17,434 80,657 41,725 12,891 132,886 41,747

(As of Dec 31, 2025, Unit: items)

도서관 주제별 자료 현황-Total, General, Philosophy, Religion, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Technology Sciences, Art, Language, Literature, History
Total 570,869
General 26,909
Philosophy 28,163
Religion 13,576
Social Sciences 174,881
Natural Sciences 17,434
Technology Sciences 80,657
Art 41,725
Language 12,891
Literature 132,886
History 41,747

(As of Dec 31, 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
570,869 374,479 114,442 48,528 13,271 20,149
By Collection - Total, General, Seoul Collections (Administrative Materials), Global Collections, Disability Collections, Digital Collections
Total 570,869
General 374,479
Seoul Collections
(Administrative Materials)		 114,442
Global Collections 48,528
Disability Collections 13,271
Digital Collections 20,149

(As of Dec 31, 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 552,426 16,558 1,885 415 7 28,848 1,885
Domestic 495,139 12,265 1,360 365 7 24,636 1,360
Foreign 57,287 4,293 525 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 552426 495139 57287
Nonbooks DVD (Discs) 16558 12265 4293
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 Dec 31, 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
57,287 526 32,697 220 7,426 493 4,888 666
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,569 385 1,565 1,037 621 401 221 4,572

(As of Dec 31, 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
57,287 526 32,697 220 7,426 493 4,888 666
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,569 385 1,565 1,037 621 401 221 4,572

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