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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
1,136,086 26,551 28,433 13,603 175,014 17,136 80,127 41,733 12,837 130,715 41,894

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

도서관 주제별 자료 현황-Total, General, Philosophy, Religion, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Technology Sciences, Art, Language, Literature, History
Total 1,136,086
General 26,551
Philosophy 28,433
Religion 13,603
Social Sciences 175,014
Natural Sciences 17,136
Technology Sciences 80,127
Art 41,733
Language 12,837
Literature 130,715
History 41,894

(As of Jul 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
1,136,086 369,092 117,147 48,093 12,920 20,791
By Collection - Total, General, Seoul Collections (Administrative Materials), Global Collections, Disability Collections, Digital Collections
Total 1,136,086
General 369,092
Seoul Collections
(Administrative Materials)		 117,147
Global Collections 48,093
Disability Collections 12,920
Digital Collections 20,791

(As of Jul 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 549,201 16,957 1,885 415 7 28,848 1,885
Domestic 492,214 12,504 1,360 365 7 24,636 1,360
Foreign 56,987 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 549201 492214 56987
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 Jul 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
113,974 526 32,570 214 7,396 493 4,792 666
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,565 385 1,560 995 615 364 221 4,625

(As of Jul 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
113,974 526 32,570 214 7,396 493 4,792 666
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,565 385 1,560 995 615 364 221 4,625

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