National Assembly Library of Korea

National Assembly Library of the Republic of Korea
대한민국 국회도서관
大韓民國國會圖書館
National Assembly Library of the Republic of Korea; 대한민국 국회도서관; 大韓民國國會圖書館
Location	1 Uisadnag-daero Yeongdeungpo-gu Seoul 07233 Korea, Republic of Korea
Type	Parliamentary Library, National Library
Established	1952
Collection
Items collected	5.8 million items (2016)
Other information
Director	Lee Eun Chul, Chief Librarian (2016)
Employees	304 (2016)
Website	www.nanet.go.kr

National Assembly Library of Korea (Korean: 대한민국 국회도서관) is a library in Yeoui-dong, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul, South Korea. It is the largest humanities and social sciences library in the country, and functions as both a parliamentary and public library. It manages and preserves the records of the National Assembly. The Chief Librarian (vice-minister level) is a public official in political service under the Speaker of the National Assembly.

History

1952. 2. 20. Opening of the National Assembly Library^[1]
1963. 11. 26. Enactment of the National Assembly Library Act^[1]
1975. 9. 9. Relocation of the Library to the National Assembly building in Yeouido, Seoul^[1]
1988. 2. 20. Opening of the National Assembly Library building
1997. 12. 31. Establishment of the basic plan for the National Digital Library
1998. 10. 12. Opening of the Library to the general public (over 20 years of age)
2000. 3. 11. Signing of the first Agreement of Mutual Cooperation with Yonsei University
2005. 2. 18. Opening the Library to users over 18 years of age
2006. 8. 16. - 8. 19. Hosting of the 22nd IFLA Annual Conference of the Library and Research Services for Parliaments Section
2009. 4. 27. National Assembly Archives transferred to the Library
2009. 11. 20. Opening of the Dokdo Island Branch
2010. 1. 28. Signing of the 1000th Agreement on Mutual Cooperation with Hasang Braille Library
2010. 2. 3. Hosting of "Living Library" event
2010. 9. 6. - 9. 10. Hosting of the 2010 GLIN Seoul Conference
2011. 8. 26. Establishment of the Law Library
2012. 1. 2. Opening of the National Assembly Library mobile service
2014. 2. 15. Hosting of a Conference with Guest Speaker Ronni Abergel, Founder of the Human Library
2014. 5. 14. Opening of the Legal Information Center
2015. 4. 22. - 4. 24. Hosting of the 4th International Conference on Asian Special Libraries
2015. 6. 4. Opening of the "Parliamentary Information System of the National Assembly and Local Councils"
2016. 8. 31. Easing of restrictions on use by young people between 12 and 17 years of age

Users

Former and current members as well as staff of the National Assembly
College students and members of the general public over 18 years of age
Young people between 12 and 17 years of age with a need to use the collections and services of the National Assembly Library
Foreign nationals: holders of passports or certificates of alien registration

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Song, Han Kun (2001). "The Development and Prospects of the National Assembly Library of Korea". Library Buildings in a Changing Environment. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 39–60. doi:10.1515/9783110964462.39. ISBN 978-3-598-21819-4.