As of March 2021, the library of Seoul National University housed approximately 5.1 million books, making it the biggest university library in the country. Kyungpook National University and Korea University followed with about 3.4 and 3.2 million books, respectively.
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KERIS . (January 16, 2023). Biggest academic libraries in South Korea in 2021, by number of books (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/710011/south-korea-biggest-academic-libraries/
KERIS . "Biggest academic libraries in South Korea in 2021, by number of books (in millions)." Chart. January 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710011/south-korea-biggest-academic-libraries/
KERIS . (2023). Biggest academic libraries in South Korea in 2021, by number of books (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710011/south-korea-biggest-academic-libraries/
KERIS . "Biggest Academic Libraries in South Korea in 2021, by Number of Books (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/710011/south-korea-biggest-academic-libraries/
KERIS , Biggest academic libraries in South Korea in 2021, by number of books (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/710011/south-korea-biggest-academic-libraries/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Biggest academic libraries in South Korea in 2021, by number of books (in millions) [Graph], KERIS , January 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/710011/south-korea-biggest-academic-libraries/