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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
1,139,944 26,620 28,527 13,809 175,625 17,190 80,362 41,803 12,849 131,182 42,005

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

도서관 주제별 자료 현황-Total, General, Philosophy, Religion, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Technology Sciences, Art, Language, Literature, History
Total 1,139,944
General 26,620
Philosophy 28,527
Religion 13,809
Social Sciences 175,625
Natural Sciences 17,190
Technology Sciences 80,362
Art 41,803
Language 12,849
Literature 131,182
History 42,005

(As of Aug 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
1,139,944 370,630 117,380 48,184 12,955 20,823
By Collection - Total, General, Seoul Collections (Administrative Materials), Global Collections, Disability Collections, Digital Collections
Total 1,139,944
General 370,630
Seoul Collections
(Administrative Materials)		 117,380
Global Collections 48,184
Disability Collections 12,955
Digital Collections 20,823

(As of Aug 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 551,130 16,957 1,885 415 7 28,848 1,885
Domestic 494,064 12,504 1,360 365 7 24,636 1,360
Foreign 57,066 4,453 525 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 551130 494064 57066
Nonbooks DVD (Discs) 16957 12504 4453
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 Aug 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
114,132 526 32,644 220 7,396 493 4,792 666
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,565 385 1,561 995 615 364 221 4,623

(As of Aug 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
114,132 526 32,644 220 7,396 493 4,792 666
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,565 385 1,561 995 615 364 221 4,623

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