Korean Collection

The Korean Collection at Stanford University Libraries began September 2005. The collection supports research, teaching, and learning on Korea related topics at Stanford University. The current emphases of the collection are in social sciences and history.

Resources about/from Korea, which are owned by Stanford University Libraries, can be searched in Socrates: Stanford's Online Catalog or SearchWorks.

Selective lists of new acquisitions on Korea are available. Please note that the titles in these lists are only selective. Searching Socrates and/or browsing the shelves are highly recommended.

Many full-text databases are available to the Stanford affiliated users:

• e Korean Studies (한국학 데이터베이스) provides an integrated search interface for 11 databases from Korea.

• DBpia — full-text articles from over 1,300 journals
• KISS (Koreanstudies Information Service System) — full-text articles from about 6,000 journals
• KRpia (한국의 지식콘텐츠) — full-text of various reference, primary, and secondary sources
• KoreaA2Z — full-text of various reference, primary, and secondary sources
• Kdatabase (한국학전자도서관) — full-text of resources on Korean modern and contemporary history
• KSI e-book — e-books published by Han'guk Haksul Chǒngbo (한국학술정보)
  
• History Culture Series (역사문화시리즈)
  
• Korean History & Culture Research Database (한국역사문화 조사자료 데이터베이스) — full-text of excavation reports
  
• LawnB — full-text legal information service
  
• Digital Culture Art Course (디지털문화예술강좌) — lectures on various subjects on art and culture
  
• KPjournal (북한학술지 통합데이터베이스) — full-text articles of North Korean journals in the science and technology field

• KPM (조선언론정보기지) — full-text database of North Korean newspapers and journal articles 

• chosun.com (조선일보 아카이브) — searchable PDF archives from its beginning issue in 1920 to the present

• Trial servicess for the following dabatases are currently available.
  

• e-article — full text articles from over 500 journals.
• dongA.com (동아일보 아카이브) — searchable PDF archives from its beginning issue in 1920 to the present

The National Assembly Library (국회도서관) and the National Library of Korea (국립중앙도서관) provide many full-text e-resources in their online catalogs. Please see here for more information.

Other e-resources:
Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (한국민족문화대백과사전)
Internet Resources for Korean studies
Korea Knowledge Portal (국가지식포털)
National Digital Library (국가전자도서관)
RISS: KERIS 학술연구정보서비스

Reference Contact and Recommending Library Purchases

For reference help with the Korean collection or to suggest titles for purchase, please contact: