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 November 30, 2023, 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 November 30, 2023. 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: November 30, 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, 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 November 30, 2023)
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/