National Assembly Library of Korea

National Assembly Library of Korea 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.

History

 * 1952. 2. 20. Opening of the National Assembly Library
 * 1963. 11. 26. Enactment of the National Assembly Library Act
 * 1975. 9. 9. Relocation of the Library to the National Assembly building in Yeouido, Seoul
 * 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