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Donation
As a collecting center of all books and literature in Korea, the National Library of Korea collects national literature, contemporary knowledge products, as well as cultural heritage in a holistic and systematic way. Collecting resources is the most important basic function of the library. Books are collected through submission by publisher, purchase, donation or international exchange. The library collects an annual average of 530,000 volumes.
Donation
- The National Library of Korea has established a national collection by receiving donations of library materials from organizations (government agencies, bodies of self-government, universities, research institutes, professional organizations, libraries, etc.) and individuals (members of the national academy of sciences and the national academy of arts, professors, researchers, individual collectors, etc.).
Donated Materials
- General books, books for children and young adults
- Research reports, academic books, seminar and conference materials
- Serials, government publications
- Foreign books related to Korea
- Photos, posters, floor plans that have historical value
- Old documents
- Non-books (CDs, DVDs, videos, cassettes, etc.)
- E-books, digital files, website resources, etc
Donations by Material Type
| Type of material | Donation receiving department |
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| Books Non-books Serials |
Address: 201 Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul 06579 Book the More, Acquisitions Division National Library of Korea Tel: 02-590-0756 / Fax: 02-590-0620 e-mail: donation@mail.nl.go.kr |
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| Website resources |
Address: 201 Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul 06579 Digital Library Planning Division National Library of Korea Tel: 02-3483-8884 / Fax: 02-590-0571 e-mail: oasis2005@korea.kr |
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| Digital files | For the disabled |
Address: 201 Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul 06579 National Library for the Disabled Tel: 02-590-6265 / Fax: 02-590-0656 e-mail: yls1979@korea.kr |
| General |
Address: 201 Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul 06579 Acquisitions Division National Library of Korea Tel:02-590-0616 (for online books), 02-590-6387 (for online serials) Fax: 02-590-6291 e-mail: onsujip@mail.nl.go.kr (for online books), onserials@mail.nl.go.kr (for online serials) |
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| Old documents |
Address: 201 Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul 06579 Old & Rare Collection National Library of Korea Tel: 02-590-0507 / Fax: 02-590-0712 e-mail: kimhyo777@korea.kr |
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