Library

Social Sciences Library

The Social Sciences Library is located in the College of Social Sciences (Building no. 16) in Gwanak campus. It was first established as the Lee In-pyo Information Center for Social Sciences with a financial donation from Lee In-pyo, the former honorary president of Esquire (1922-2002).

Since 1995, the library has strived to effectively manage social sciences references and resources and to promptly and accurately provide the best information services by taking the demands of its users and the academic disciplines into account. The library has made major contributions to the development of an effective information system for education and research in the College of Social Sciences. It has supported research of the faculty and education of students, and successfully managed to be the information center for social sciences.

Opening Hours

Section Monday ~ Friday Saturday·Holidays Sunday
1F Book Stacks, Circulation Desk, Periodical Room 09:00 ~ 18:00 – –
2F Information Retrieval Room, Book Cafe, Reading Room 09:00 ~ 18:00
3F Reading Room #1 09:00 ~ 19:50
4F Reading Room #2, Disability Room, Group Study Room, Haedong CSS Lounge 09:00 ~ 19:50

Loans

After searching for materials on the SNU Library homepage and locating them from the bookshelves, users may check-out books with an identification card at the Circulatin Desk or with the automatic check-out machine located near the stacks on the 1st floor.

Circulation Policies

User Category Max. No. of Books Loan Period
Professors (Full-time, Instructors, foundation, chair, honorary, guest instructor, retired, and contract) 60 90
Graduate students, staff members, and teaching staff from experimental schools, assistant instructors, researchers, post-doctoral students, research registrants, and personnel employed by the head of each organization 30 30
Undergraduate students, exchange students, seasonal semester students 15 14
Director-approved Users Subject to the details of the approval
* Check-out is permitted only with one’s identification card ; proxy borrowing is allowed only for the faculty.

Renewals

All items borrowed from the central library and 9 branch libraries can be returned to any of 10 libraries.
(9 branch libraries : Social Sciences, Business, Agriculture and Life Sciences, Veterinary Medical, Music, Medicine, International Studies, Dental, and Law Library).

Overdue Penalties

Daily overdue fines: ￦200 per book. (￦300 per requested book). Standard loan books and requested books have a 2 day ‘grace period’ after the due date during which fines are not incurred. If the item is returned after two days, fines are incurred for dates including

  • Overdue fine can be paid by card or cash
    • – Card : Central library main building 1F Return room, 2F Book Borrowing/Return Kiosk
    • – Cash : Central library or Branch Library Book Borrowing/Return Kiosk
    • – Online : Homepage > login > My library > Online payment