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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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/