Korean Studies : Home

Welcome! 환영합니다!

This research guide will support you in discovering Korean Studies resources at UW-Madison and beyond. The Korean Studies Collection at UW-Madison contains over 8,500 physical volumes and other digital resources in the Korean language. The collection also consists of approximately 15,000 physical volumes and electronic resources in non-Korean languages related to Korean Studies. The Korean Studies Collection is actively growing. 

The Korean Studies Collection at UW-Madison Libraries emphasizes modern history, US-Korea relations, Korean language acquisition, etc. The primary Korean Studies books and periodicals are located on the 4th floor, Memorial Library. 

What's New

Digital Resources

• new e-Article (NetID required)   
  It is a full-text database with academic journals published in South Korea on various subjects.
  Trial period: 8/24/2022-10/08/2022

• new NK Pro (NetID required)   
  The Information service on North Korea presents current news, opinion, analysis, research tools, and data in English, for research and business.

• new Korea: Records of the U.S. Department of State, 1930-1963 (NetID required)
  Archive of materials collected by U.S. diplomats on the internal and foreign affairs of Korea, from 1930 to 1963.

• new Kyobo Scholar (NetID required)
  Multi-disciplinary full-text article database from journals published by academic societies and research centers in Korea.

• new Yeonhaengrok (燕行錄) (NetID required)
  It is a full-text database of Yeonhaengrok. It is a travelogue of Korean envoys recorded while traveling to and from Yeongyeong (Beijing, China) during the Joseon Dynasty (13th to 19th century). 

Monthly New Arrival Books

• Making peace with nature : ecological encounters along the Korean DMZ by Kim, Eleana Jean
   
• New Selection Books - please submit a request if unavailable temporarily
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Events & Exhibits

• Echoing Overseas: Asian Artistic Exchange
  August 8-November 28, 2022
  @The Chazen Museum of Art 
   
• The World is a Mine: The Fushun Colliery and the Patterns of Our Planetary Predicaments
  Prof. Victor Seow
  Sept. 23, 12-1:30pm
  @Curti Lounge, 5223 Mosse Humanities Building