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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
572,562 26,864 28,613 14,067 176,032 17,324 80,685 41,918 12,873 132,115 42,071

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

도서관 주제별 자료 현황-Total, General, Philosophy, Religion, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Technology Sciences, Art, Language, Literature, History
Total 572,562
General 26,864
Philosophy 28,613
Religion 14,067
Social Sciences 176,032
Natural Sciences 17,324
Technology Sciences 80,685
Art 41,918
Language 12,873
Literature 132,115
History 42,071

(As of Sep 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
572,562 373,304 117,534 48,227 12,963 20,534
By Collection - Total, General, Seoul Collections (Administrative Materials), Global Collections, Disability Collections, Digital Collections
Total 572,562
General 373,304
Seoul Collections
(Administrative Materials)		 117,534
Global Collections 48,227
Disability Collections 12,963
Digital Collections 20,534

(As of Sep 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 553,720 16,957 1,885 415 7 28,848 1,885
Domestic 496,609 12,504 1,360 365 7 24,636 1,360
Foreign 57,111 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 553720 496609 57111
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 Sep 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
57,111 526 32,647 220 7,437 493 4,792 666
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,565 385 1,561 995 615 364 221 4,624

(As of Sep 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
57,111 526 32,647 220 7,437 493 4,792 666
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,565 385 1,561 995 615 364 221 4,624

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