Established | 2009 |
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Location | Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
Access and use | |
Circulation | Digital |
Population served | all citizen (age over 16) |
Other information | |
Director | Lim Wonsun, Chief Executive |
Website | National Library of Korea |
The National Digital Library of Korea is located on Banpo-ro in Seocho-gu, Seoul. It is also known as a "dibrary" (Hangul: 디브러리), a Konglish word combining "digital" and "library." It was opened in May 2009 after seven years of construction. Facilities allow access to over 800 libraries and other institutions around the world, including from the U.S. Library of Congress, and a total of more than 264 million pieces of content. The TV studio and user-created content (UCC) studio contain camcorders and lighting facilities, allowing users to produce, edit and display their own UCC sounds and images. Access is available to foreigners.
The library is served by Seoul Subway Line 2, Seocho Station, exit 6. Walk straight out of the exit; library is on the left.