National Assembly Library of Korea

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.

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

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