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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
1,146,600 27,195 28,789 13,904 171,830 17,738 81,122 42,068 12,978 135,690 42,259

(As of Apr 30, 2026, Unit: items)

도서관 주제별 자료 현황-Total, General, Philosophy, Religion, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Technology Sciences, Art, Language, Literature, History
Total 1,146,600
General 27,195
Philosophy 28,789
Religion 13,904
Social Sciences 171,830
Natural Sciences 17,738
Technology Sciences 81,122
Art 42,068
Language 12,978
Literature 135,690
History 42,259

(As of Apr 30, 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
1,146,600 380,329 109,387 49,921 13,739 20,197
By Collection - Total, General, Seoul Collections (Administrative Materials), Global Collections, Disability Collections, Digital Collections
Total 1,146,600
General 380,329
Seoul Collections
(Administrative Materials)		 109,387
Global Collections 49,921
Disability Collections 13,739
Digital Collections 20,197

(As of Apr 30, 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 555,169 16,519 1,885 415 7 28,848 1,885
Domestic 496,540 12,247 1,360 365 7 24,636 1,360
Foreign 58,629 4,272 525 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 555169 496540 58629
Nonbooks DVD (Discs) 16519 12247 4272
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 Apr 30, 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
117,258 560 33,138 220 7,592 518 5,285 751
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,806 385 1,582 1,037 627 401 221 4,506

(As of Apr 30, 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
117,258 560 33,138 220 7,592 518 5,285 751
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,806 385 1,582 1,037 627 401 221 4,506

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