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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
560,615 18,227 29,365 14,432 167,591 18,193 81,407 42,464 8,264 137,845 42,827

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

도서관 주제별 자료 현황-Total, General, Philosophy, Religion, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Technology Sciences, Art, Language, Literature, History
Total 560,615
General 18,227
Philosophy 29,365
Religion 14,432
Social Sciences 167,591
Natural Sciences 18,193
Technology Sciences 81,407
Art 42,464
Language 8,264
Literature 137,845
History 42,827

(As of Sep 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
560,615 373,796 104,102 47,971 14,294 20,452
By Collection - Total, General, Seoul Collections (Administrative Materials), Global Collections, Disability Collections, Digital Collections
Total 560,615
General 373,796
Seoul Collections
(Administrative Materials)		 104,102
Global Collections 47,971
Disability Collections 14,294
Digital Collections 20,452

(As of Sep 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 542,210 16,519 1,886 378 7 32,536 1,886
Domestic 484,702 12,246 1,361 328 7 28,586 1,361
Foreign 57,508 4,273 525 50 0 3,950 525
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 542210 484702 57508
Nonbooks DVD (Discs) 16519 12246 4273
Audio Books 1886 1361 525
Periodicals 378 328 50
Academic DB 7 7 0
E-Book 32536 28586 3950
Audio Books 1886 1361 525

(As of Sep 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
57,508 490 32,803 197 7,613 440 5,299 626
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,815 297 1,586 837 629 381 196 4,299

(As of Sep 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
57,508 490 32,803 197 7,613 440 5,299 626
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,815 297 1,586 837 629 381 196 4,299

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