National Library of Korea
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| 국립중앙도서관 | |
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| Established | October 15, 1945 |
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| Location | Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
| Branches | 2 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 12,565,821 |
| Legal deposit | Library Act, art. 20 |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | library does not publicly circulate |
| Population served | all citizen (age over 16) |
| Other information | |
| Director | Suh Hye Ran, Chief Executive |
| Website | www.nl.go.kr |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gungnip Jungang Doseogwan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kungnip Chung'ang Tosŏgwan |
The National Library of Korea is located in Seoul, South Korea and was established in 1945. It houses over 10 million volumes, including over 1,134,000 foreign books and some of the National Treasures of South Korea.
It was relocated within Seoul, from Sogong-dong, Jung-gu to Namsan-dong in 1974, and again to the present location at Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, in 1988. It was transferred from the Ministry of Education to the Ministry of Culture in 1991.
Public transport connection[edit]
The library is served by Seoul Subway Lines 3, 7 and 9 which all connect at Express Bus terminal Station.
Collection Statistics[edit]
As on November 2020;
| Total | Domestic Books | Foregin Books | Non Books | Old Books |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12,768,751 | 9,158,363 | 1,552,489 | 1,771,738 | 286,161 |
See also[edit]
- National Digital Library of Korea
- National Library for Children and Young Adults
- Information Center on North Korea
- The National Library for the Disabled
- National Assembly Library of Korea
- List of national and state libraries
External links[edit]
- Official website (in English)
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References[edit]
- Choi, Yoon Kyung; Chung, Yeon-Kyoung (2014). "A Study on Improvements for High Quality in National Library of Korea Subject Headings List". Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science. 48 (1): 75–95. doi:10.4275/KSLIS.2014.48.1.075. ISSN 1225-598X.
Coordinates: 37°29′51.14″N 127°0′11.74″E / 37.4975389°N 127.0032611°E
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