Korean acquisitions list
New acquisitions
The Korean Acquisitions List contains, in both romanised data and Korean scripts, basic bibliographic details of books, serials and electronic resources in the Korean language recently acquired by the National Library. A new list is compiled every month.
DVD acquisitions
Since August 2005 the Korean collection has started purchasing DVDs that are associated with popular Korean TV series and movies. Currently, there are 68 titles, including the TV drama 'Kyoul yonga (Winter sonata)' which created the "Pae Yong-jun syndrome" for its leading actor in Asia. Other titles include 'Taegukki hwinallimyo (Two brothers in the war)' and 'JSA, Kongdong kyongbi kuyok JSA (Joint security area)' Both films tell tragic stories of the Korean War. All DVDs feature Korean and English subtitles, some also include Chinese and Japanese.
DVD Catalogue details PDF
There are facilities for viewing the DVDs onsite.
Please contact the Korean Librarian Ms Jung-ok Park for further details.
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Earlier acquisitions
August 2008 : 233 Monographs PDF
Arrangement and content of entries
The listing for each month is arranged in call number order. Most of the materials have been fully catalogued onto the Australian National Bibliographic Database searchable through Libraries Australia, but some only have a brief record without subjects and a temporary call number, pending further upgrade. All materials listed are available for use, and can be searched on the Library's online catalogue at: http://catalogue.nla.gov.au.
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Korean material suppliers
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National Assembly Library, Korea (English available on the website)
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National Library of Korea (English, Japanese available on the website)
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Korea Foundation, Korea
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Korea History Compilation Committee
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The Academy of Korean Studies (English available on the website)
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Panmun Book Company, Korea
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Korea Publications Export & Import Corporation, North Korea
Use of the library's korean collection
Materials in the Korean Collection may be consulted in the Asian Collections Reading Room or the Petherick Reading Room after hours. Remote users may request material on interlibrary loan, or request photocopies of the materials through the Copies Direct service. Requests to borrow material from the collection should be made through the interlibrary loan service in your library. Interlibrary loan requests should include full bibliographic details of the items plus the National Library call number.
Enquiries
Enquiries about the use of the National Library's Korean collections should be directed to:
Ms Jung-ok Park
Librarian, Korean Unit
Asian Collections
National Library of Australia
Canberra ACT 2600 Australia
Telephone: +61 2 6262 1632
Facsimile: +61 2 6273 4327
E-mail: jopark@nla.gov.au
