Over 190,000 Books Published Last Year at a Glance... National Library Releases National Bibliography

[Asia Economy Reporter Seomideum] The National Library of Korea under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is releasing the "Korean National Bibliography 2021," which contains key information on domestically published materials from last year, through the library's website.

The data includes core information on a total of 198,442 online and offline materials such as general books, public publications, theses, and non-book materials. To provide an intuitive understanding of the annual publishing status, a visual report (infographic) on material types and major keywords is also published.

Jo Young-joo, Head of the Knowledge Information Management Department at the National Library of Korea, stated, "As the standardization institution for national bibliography under Article 19 of the Library Act, the National Library of Korea has been compiling and providing standardized catalogs. Recently, we have improved the provision methods and introduced new services to allow high-quality and vast library data to be freely used across public, private, and academic sectors without boundaries." He added, "We will continue to lead various efforts and attempts to enhance the added value and usability of library data."

The "Korean National Bibliography 2021" is available on the National Library of Korea's Librarian Support Service website under the Korean Bibliographic Standards > Korean National Bibliography menu.

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