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In addition to the Asian Reading Room, the Library of Congress has over 20 research centers that provide both guidance and a physical space for users to interact with collection items based on subject (e.g., law) and format (e.g., maps, photographs). Links to titles of publications and collection items on this page will retrieve fuller bibliographic information from the Library of Congress Online Catalog. For specific questions or assistance using the Library’s resources, use our Ask a Librarian service to contact a reference librarian.
The Geography & Map Reading Room contains the world's largest cartographic collection. This reading room has custody of historical and contemporary atlases and different kinds of maps of North Korea and the region.
A selection of maps likely to be of interest to those conducting research on topics related to North Korea is included below. The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog.
[China and North Korea] by 
Korea demilitarized zone by 
North Korea. by 
North Korea by 
North Korea administrative divisions. by The Law Library of Congress is the world's largest legal collection. It holds 2.8 million legal volumes, including materials in Western languages as well as Korean. All materials with call numbers beginning with a "K" are held in the Law Library collections.
The Law Library's Global Legal Monitor has some specific results for North Korea:
Read the blog post, "FALQs: Are There Laws That Regulate a Change of Leaders in North Korea?" written by Sayuri Umeda, a foreign law specialist covering several countries in East and Southeast Asia at the Law Library of Congress (In Custodia Legis blog, May 6, 2020).
The Main Reading Room is the principal point for gaining access to the Library’s general collections of books. English-language publications about North Korea are part of the Library’s general collections and accessible in the Main Reading Room.
When browsing the Library of Congress Online Catalog, see “Item Availability” at the bottom of a bibliographic record. Publications accessible in the Main Reading Room are identified by the location “Jefferson and Adams Building Reading Rooms.”
The Moving Image Research Center, which is part of the Library’s Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division (MBRS), provides access to one of the largest collections of motion pictures in the world, including productions from North Korea.
A selection of collection materials likely to be of interest to those conducting research on topics related to North Korea is included below. The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog.
20-segi pan illyun t'ŭktaehyŏng pŏmjoe = Extraordinary crime against humanity of the 20th century by Choguk haebang chŏnjaeng. Che 1-6-pu = The fatherland liberation war. Parts 1-6Chonggun kija ui sugi = Notes of a war correspondentInmin sarang ŭi tŭngsankil ŭl ttara = Along the climbing route of love for people [videorecording]"Kim Il-sŏng sang kyegwan chakp'um : taejiptan ch'ejo wa yesul kongyŏn "Arirang" = "Kim Il Sung prize" winner the grand mass gymnastic and artistic performance ArirangIn principle, publications in languages originating in North Korea on music-related subjects are accessible in the Asian Reading Room. However, users should visit the Performing Arts Reading Room to request works on North Korean music-related topics in Korean and English.
A selection of collection materials likely to be of interest to those conducting research on topics related to North Korea is included below. The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog.
5-tae hyŏngmyŏng kagŭk norae 100-kokchip by 
21-segi tʻaeyang ŭi norae 216-kokchip by Changgunnim kwa aidŭl : haksaeng sonyŏn noraejip by Kim Jong Il, on the art of operaThe Prints & Photographs Division holds more than 16 million items including photographs, fine and popular prints and drawings, posters, and architectural and engineering drawings. The best way to search the Prints & Photographs Division holdings is to consult their online catalog.
A selection of collection materials likely to be of interest to those conducting research on topics related to North Korea is included below. The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Prints and Photographs Online Catalog.
Electolytic shop of the Hungnam Fertilizer Plant, N. Korea
Police discovered at Puja Island, Muan-gun, 151 dead bodies...![Release! [graphic].](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/acd/2a10000/2a10800/2a10812_150px.jpg)
Release! [graphic]. by The Recorded Sound Research Center, which is part of the Library’s Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division (MBRS), contains around 3.5 million audio recordings.
A selection of collection materials likely to be of interest to those conducting research on topics related to North Korea is included below. The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog.
Chosŏn Inmin'gun Hyŏpchudan. Vol. 26 [sound recording] = The Korean People's Army Song and Dance EnsembleChosŏn Inmin Konghun Kukka Hapch'angdan. Vol. 40 [sound recording] = The Korean People's Army Merited State ChorusChʻunhyang chŏn [sound recording] : minjok kagŭk by [Korean folk music and North Korean songs] [sound recording][North Korean movie music][North Korean patriotic music] [sound recording]
