The Ohio State University Korean Collection holds about 5,000 Korean language materials. This includes some 3,300 monographs, 800 serials, 100 audio / visual materials and various art works.

With a recent concentration in the Korean collection, holdings are anticipated to grow in a fast and exciting pace.

The Ohio State University Korean Collection has a particular emphasis on Language and Literature.Other areas of holdings include reference, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Geogrophy, Anthropology, Recreation, Social Sciences, Fine Arts and Agriculture.

Korean Material Databases

• Korean Study of Confucian Classics
  • Offers collections of Korean texts on the study of Confucian classics.
• The National Library of Korea
  • As a national representative library, it has a collection of 6 million volumes. It houses Korean literature that has been comprehensively and systematically collected and preserved.
• National Institute of Korean History
  • A governmental organization responsible for investigating, collecting, and compiling historical materials.
• Korean Film Archive
  • The Korean Film Archive is the sole national-level organization that collects and preserves moving image materials. 

Other Library Resources

• Electronic Resources (Korean Heritage Library of USC)
  • The Korean Heritage Library of USC offers an extensive Korean collection and resources.
• Korean Short Story Index (Uni. of Hawaii at Manoa)
  • The index consists primarily of Korean short story collections held at the Hamilton Library of the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Some medium- or full-length stories and plays are also included when they are part of a collection.
• Korean Collection Libraries in North America
  • A list and liks to various Korean Collection Librarires in North America.
• The Korean Collection Consortium of North America
  • Was established in 1994 with the aim of developing and sharing comprehensive Korean Studies collections in North America as a whole.
• The National Assembly Library of the Republic of Korea
  • NAL is a leading public library in terms of collection, reference, and reader services.

Related OSU organizations

• The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures (DEALL)
  • DEALL offers a growing number of courses in Korean language and culture.
• Korean Studies Initiative
  • KSI is an initiative to bring all the Korean studies-related components on campus together for active outreach and academic collaboration.
• East Asian studies Center
  • EASC coordinates East Asian Studies research, instruction, and outreach, helping OSU to fulfill our academic plan, our land-grant educational mandate, the highest intellectual goals of our faculty and students, and the needs of our citizens.
• Korean Student Association
  • Korean Student Organization unites Korean-Americans and Koreans at Ohio State University. KSA hosts many cultural events to spread Korean culture to the public and holds meetings regularly