University Libraries Archives

Book Overload in University Libraries: A Growing Challenge Amidst Declining Reading Rates

SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – While reading rates continue to decline, an increasing number of books are accumulating in public libraries, exacerbating the imbalanced supply and demand dynamics within the reading market. Remarkably, all 10 major national universities, including Seoul National University, are grappling with overburdened libraries. An analysis conducted using the Academic Information Statistics [...]

University Libraries Transform into Rest Zones, Debate Halls

SEOUL, Jul. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Rows of shelves crammed with books that crisscrossed rooms like walls are now a thing of the past – at least when it comes to university libraries in South Korea. Universities are doing away with rows upon rows of musty books, and pivoting towards current social trends as they [...]