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Korean Studies Guides
Korean Studies Research Guide
A guide to finding Korea or Korea-related materials for your research
Korean Language Resources
This guide provides tools and resources for Korean language learners and instructors.
Korean Films and Media
Print and online resources for researching Korean films and media
Welcome! 환영합니다!
This guide introduces print and online resources for research in Korean studies. The Korean Collection at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign contains over 20,000 volumes and 2,000 volumes of non-Korean language that support teaching and research in the Korea related studies.
The Korean collections are housed in the International & Area Studies Library at the third floor of Main Library and the main stacks and departmental libraries. The Reading room in the International & Area Studies Library also contains a good collection of reference works and a selection of periodicals in English and Korean languages.
Gwanghwamun
Korean masks
Seoul Lantern Festival
Chaekgeoli Folk Art
Korean Music Wave
https://www.flickr.com/photos/photographingtravis/16886282662/in/photostream/
Palace Rooftops in Gyeongbokgung
https://www.flickr.com/photos/12333120@N00/3679936492
Hangul on korean papers in Insadong, Seoul, Korea
https://www.flickr.com/photos/generated/296522152/
Catalogs
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library CatalogSearch through the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's collection of books, media and other resources.
- I-Share CatalogFor requesting materials UI does not own, yet local libraries are willing to lend
- WorldCat via OCLC First SearchSearch for books and other resources not available in the UIUC library. Request InterLibrary Loan (ILL) by clicking on "Request Item".
- InterLibrary Loan (ILL)Manage your InterLibrary Loans
