Introduction:

Jangseogak (장서각) was established by Yi Wang-jik in 1918 as a library for Korean studies. Since its opening, the library has housed archives of Korean classics and modern works as well as the Jangseogak documents, which were transferred from the Cultur

 
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Information Introduction Jangseogak (장서각) was established by Yi Wang-jik in 1918 as a library for Korean studies
Since its opening, the library has housed archives of Korean classics and modern works as well as the Jangseogak documents, which were transferred from the Cultural Asset Management Bureau (now Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea) in 1971
Jangseogak has a stack room, a space for collecting and arranging classical manuscripts and general books, a reading room, a room for references and genealogical records, a theses and periodicals room, an area for special documents, and rooms for filming, photocopying, and developing microfilms
It contains documents for scholastic research and education
Most notably, the Jangseogak holds the Uigwe (287 types 490 books, or Royal Protocols of the Joseon Dynasty, and Donguibogam (25 volumes 25 books/Treasure No
1085-2) documents, which are both listed on the UNESCO Memory of the World register
Structure Size 2 ground level floors, 1 basement level (Total surface area 8,132㎡ (approximately 2,460 pyeong)) Collections Status Library Collection 1) General books and Korean classics   - General books: 357,161 books   - Books transferred to Jangseogak: 82,749 books   - General classics: 23,122 books (Korean classics)   - Paperbacks: 25,178 books (Haseong paperbacks) Total 465,088 books (as of the end of June, 2009) 2) Ancient documents: 11,677 documents 3) Microfilms: 29,747 rolls 4) Micro fiches: 3,118 fiches 5) Other non-book documents: 6,253 pieces 6) Documents designated as treasures 7) Other documents designated as cultural assets Main Facilities * F2 - Research room, MF photography room, ancient documents depository, Haseong books, Muhyeon books * M2 - Ancient books room, special documents room * F1 - Library & Information Team, resources room, stack rooms 1 and 2, depository, exhibition room * B1 - General books stack room, publications management room, publications stack room Homepage yoksa
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Jangseogak Archives Reviews:
dH:    If you are into Contemporary and M...;Once it's okay
ouI:    Disappointed..;Informative
SounLT:    Needs a daily clean up!
SounLT:    Most contents (90%) in korean only;Fun place for young kids
zhangOU:    Good for elementry school student.
ouI:    Beautiful and exotic.;Botanical garden
dH:    Dirty and no/ low maintenance;A bit disappointing - dirty
KTL:    Not recommended for tourists who c...;Really nice place.来济州必去
SounL:    Not a bad little museum for 1,000...
dH:    A huge museum