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Using the Library
Opening Hours
Opening Hours
| Rooms | Opening Hours |
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Mon ~ Sun 09:00 ~18:00 After-hours Services Wed 18:00~21:00 |
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Mon ~ Sat 09:00 ~ 18:00 After-hours Services Wed 18:00~21:00 |
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Mon – Sun 09:00 ~ 18:00 (Materials request : 00:00 ~ 17:00) |
Closed
Main Building/Digital Library : Every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month
The library is open on Sundays but closed during national holidays and Sundays within Lunar New Year's holiday and Korean Thanksgiving Day periods
* Information Center on North Korea: Every Sunday
Days deemed necessary by the Chief Executive of the Library for specific reasons
Enterance and Procedure
Anyone aged 16 and above wishing to use materials housed in the library for the purpose of reading, survey, and/or research can enter the library. (Those under age 16 must fill in an Underage Special Request Form to gain entrance)
Store your personal belongings in the locker room except your valuables and writing materials.
User Registration (Homepage registration) > Apply for a Library Card > Get the Library Card > Enter the Gate > Use the Library > Return the Library Card upon Departure
Types of Library Cards
- One-day Library Card : Issued before use and returned after use
- Regular-use Library Card : Carried by user
After-hours Services
The after-hours service (available during Wed 18:00~21:00) is available for users who cannot visit the Library during regular opening hours.
Location : the Main Building 4F
How to use
| Service can be used during | Service can be used at | Available services |
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| Wed. 18:00 ~ 21:00 (Materials request : 09:00 ~ 17:00) |
General Books Room(4F) |
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Service can be used during
Mon ~ Fri
18:00 ~ 22:00
(Materials request : 09:00 ~ 17:00)
18:00 ~ 22:00
(Materials request : 09:00 ~ 17:00)
Service can be used at
Collection Room (4F)
Available services
- Searching materials and using full-text dtatabases held by the National Library of Korea
- National Library of Korea's web databases
- National Assembly Library's full-text databases
- Facilities for using laptops
- Copy machine
Using requested materials
- No. of books that can be requested : up to 5 books per person
| Request made at | Materials | Requests can be made during | How to request service | Using the service after hours |
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| In the Library | Materials in each resource room | 09:00 ~ 18:00 | Use a "Book loan & return machine" in resource rooms to use the materials (in library use only). | Submitting a separate request of after-hours service is not necessary to use the materials (in library use only). Continue to use the materials at the Collection Room (4F). |
| Materials in close stacks | 00:00 ~ 17:00 | Make a request on computers in the Library on the day to be used. | ||
| Outside the Library | Materials searched on the National Library of Korea website | 00:00 ~ 17:00 | Search materials on the National Library of Korea website → Add to Cart → Submit after-hours service request | Materials can be picked up from the "Book loan return desk" (4F) to use the reserved materials. |
- Request made at : In the Library
| Materials | Requests can be made during | How to request service | Using the service after hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials in each resource room | 09:00 ~ 18:00 | Use a "Book loan & return machine" in resource rooms to use the materials (in library use only). | Submitting a separate request of after-hours service is not necessary to use the materials (in library use only). Continue to use the materials at the Collection Room (4F). |
| Materials in close stacks | 09:00 ~ 17:00 | Make a request on computers in the Library on the day to be used. |
- Request made at : Outside the Library
| Materials | Requests can be made during | How to request service | Using the service after hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials searched on the National Library of Korea website | 09:00 ~ 17:00 | Search materials on the National Library of Korea website → Add to Cart → Submit after-hours service request | Materials can be picked up from the "Book loan & return machine" (4F) to use the reserved materials. |
