National Library of Korea
| National Library of Korea | |
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 Exterior view of the main building
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| founding | 1945 |
| Duration | 10,729,752 |
| Library type | National Library |
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Seoul 
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| ISIL | KR-011001 |
| operator | Republic of Korea |
| management | Lim Wonsun |
| Website | http://www.nl.go.kr |
The National Library of Korea ( Korean 국립 중앙 도서관 ) is located in Seoul , South Korea and was founded in 1945. She owns over 10 million volumes, including over 1.2 million foreign language books and some of South Korea's national treasures .
history
The library was relocated twice within the city of Seoul: in 1974 it moved from Sogong-dong to Namsan-dong within the Jung-gu district . In 1988 it moved to its current location in Banpo-dong in the Seocho-gu district . In 1991 it was transferred from the Ministry of Education to the Ministry of Culture.
The library in Seocho Park consists of a main building and three auxiliary buildings. The digital library , which opened in 2009, is located in an adjoining building and provides access to over 116 million documents from all over the world. In 2006, a national library for children and youth opened in the Gangnam-gu District . Since December 12, 2013, the National Library has also been operating a branch in the newly built planned town of Sejong .
Information center about North Korea
On the fifth floor of the main building there is an information center about North Korea , in which the newspaper Rodong Sinmun as well as books and magazines are displayed, which are considered forbidden propaganda in the south. The approximately 100,000 documents can be consulted for research purposes, but are not accessible online. The center could be acquired through an official liaison in Pyongyang or by purchase in Russia and China.
Valuable books
Its most valuable holdings include the National Library of Literature from the Joseon Kingdom from the 14th to the 19th centuries, with a total of 48 books. This also includes the three-volume trade agreement between Joseon and the German Empire of 1884.
Web links
- Official website (German)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Library statistics ( memento of the original from December 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , nl.go.kr/german, accessed November 30, 2016.
- ↑ National Digital Library Opens New Doors , chosun.com, May 22, 2009, accessed November 30, 2016.
- ↑ Chronology , nl.go.kr/english, accessed November 30, 2016.
- ↑ Korea's New Administrative Center: Sejong City , korea.net, accessed November 30, 2016.
- ↑ Elise Hu: In The Heart Of Seoul, A Trove Of North Korean Propaganda , npr.org, February 4, 2016, accessed November 30, 2016.
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↑ Valuable books ( Memento of the original from December 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , nl.go.kr/german, accessed on November 30, 2016. See also the German and English versions of the trade, friendship and shipping agreement between the German Reich and the Kingdom of Korea from the German Reich Law Gazette as digital text on Wikisource.
