This system follows the McCune-Reischauer system to romanize Korean with some exceptions. College and university libraries in North America use this system in their library catalog records.

McCune-Reischauer system

Revised Romanization of Korean

The official Korean language Romanization system used in South Korea.

Korean Romanization Converter

This tool converts Hangul alphabet into Roman alphabet. It works for both the Revised Romanization of Korean and the McCune-Reischauer Romanization system.

North Korean Rules of Latin Alphabetic Transcription of Korean Language

Archival collections and primary sources

National Archives of Korea 국가기록원

조선총독부기록물

Documents produced by the Government-General of Chosŏn (朝鮮總督府).

Official gazettes 관보

1894-1945 관보, National Library of Korea
1910-1945 조선총독부관보활용시스템, National Library of Korea
1910-2000 관보, National Archives & Records Service 국가기록원
2001- 대한민국전자관보, Ministry of Public Administration and Security

Biographical information

한국역대인물종합정보시스템

Classical books

Institute for the Translation of Korean Classics 한국고전번역원

Thesaurus of Korean Classics 고전용어시소러스검색
Variant Chinese Characters 이체자정보검색
DB of Korean Classics 한국고전종합DB

KORCIS Korean Old and Rare Collection Information System 한국고전적종합목록시스템

Center for Korean Studies Materials 장서각한국학자료센터

왕실족보(王室族譜), 의궤(儀軌), 등록(謄錄), 일기(日記), 고문서(古文書)

Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies

목록, 해제, 고도서, 고문서, 근대기록, 자료총서, 일성록(日省錄), 내각일력(內閣日曆), 승정원일기(承政院日記), 조선왕조실록(朝鮮王朝實錄), 비변사등록(備邊司謄錄), 의궤(儀軌), 고지도(古地圖)

의궤종합정보

외규장각의궤

프랑스소장 외규장각의궤 유일본

Dictionaries

CJKV-English Dictionary

A dictionary of Sinitic characters and compounds related to East Asian cultural, political, and intellectual history.

Glossary of Korean Studies 한국학영문용어/용례사전

E-books

Books I&I

E-books published by Han'guk Haksul Chŏngbo (한국학술정보).

KoreaA2Z

Full-text of various reference, primary, and secondary sources.

KRpia 한국의 지식콘텐츠

Full-text of various reference, primary, and secondary sources.

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Korean Culture 한국민족문화대백과사전

한국민속대백과사전

한국민속문학사전
한국민속신앙사전
한국세시풍속사전 Encyclopedia of Korean Seasonal Customs

Encyclopaedia of Korea

An encyclopedia in PDFs.

Films and other visual resources

KOFIC: Korean Film Council 영화진흥위원회

KOFA: Korean Film Archive 한국영상자료원

KMDb: Korean Movie Database
Korean Films VOD
Korean Film Archive's YouTube channel shows Korean classic films.

PICTORI: Korean Media Library

Collection of Korea-related images.

Journal and magazine articles

e Korean Studies 한국학데이터베이스

An integrated search interface for the following 9 databases from Korea: KISS, Kdatabase, KSI e-books, KoreaA2Z, History Culture Series, Korean History & Culture Research Database, Digital Culture Art Course, LAWnB, and KPjournal.

DBpia

Provides full text journal articles and conference proceedings in all subjects.

KISS (Korean Studies Information Service System)

Provides full text journal articles and conference proceedings in all subjects.

Kyobo Scholar 교보문고스콜라

Full-text articles in all subjects

Korea Citation Index 한국학술지인용색인

Kdatabase (한국학전자도서관)

Full-text of resources on Korean modern and contemporary history.

KPM 조선언론정보기지

Full-text database of North Korean newspapers and journals. Browsable by subject areas or journal/newspaper titles.

한국근대잡지선

v.1. Kumgangsan 금강산 1935-1936 -- v.2. Ch'wisan porim, Nogwon 취산보림/록원 1921-1949 -- v.3. Choson Pulgyogye 조선불교계 1917 -- v.4. Nogwon 록원 1957-1958 -- v.5. Kumgangjo 금강저 1937-1941 -- v.6-7. Haedong Pulbo 해동불보 1914-1915 -- v.8-11. Choson Pulgyo ch'ongbo 조선불교총보 1917-1921 -- v.12-13. Pulgyo Chinhunghoe wolbo 불교진흥원월보 1916 -- v.14-17. Choson Pulgyo wolbo 조선불교월보 1910-1916 -- v.18-44. Pulgyo 불교 1924-1932 -- v.45-51. Pulgyo, sinp'an 불교 신판 1937-1943

Royal Asiatic Society-Korea Branch E-Book Library

Provides full-text or links to e-books and journal articles available free on the Internet.

KPjournal (북한학술지 통합데이타베이스)

Full-text articles of North Korean journals in the science and technology field.

Newspapers

KINDS (Korean Integrated Newspaper Database System)

Articles since 1990 are searchable. PDF pages of Kyǒnghyang Sinmun, Tonga Ilbo, Sǒul Sinmun, and Han'guk Ilbo from 1960 to 1989 can be browsed by date. Articles from old newspapers (1896-) are also searchable and browsable by date.

Naver 뉴스 라이브러리

Archives of Han Kyǒre (May 15, 1988-1999), Kyǒnghyang Sinmun (October 6, 1946-1999), Tonga Ilbo (April 1, 1920-1999), and Maeil Kyǒngje (March 24, 1966-1999). Searchable and browsable by date.

조선일보 아카이브

Searchable PDF archives from its beginning issue in 1920 to the present.

한국근현대신문자료

Image files of modern Korean newspapers. Searchable by title and index keywords.

1945년 이전 신문

Image files of pre-1945 Korean newspapers. Searchable by title and index keywords.

KPM 조선언론정보기지

Full-text database of North Korean newspapers (including Nodong sinmun, Minju Chosŏn, Pyongyang times) and journals. Searchable and browsable by subject areas or journal/newspaper titles and date.

京城新報. 朝鮮日報. 京城日日新聞. 京城藥報

Collection of Japanese newspapers published in Korea between 1905 and 1942. Not searchable by keywords but browsable by date.

京城日報

Online version of Kyŏngsŏng Ilbo (Keijō Nippō), a Japanese-language newspaper published in Korea from 1906 to 1945. Not searchable by keywords but browsable by date.

Statistics

KOSIS (Korean Statistical Information Service) 국가통계포털

A portal site for a wide range of approved national statistics over a broad time range.

ECOS (Economic Statistics System) 한국은행경제통계시스템

KOSSDA (Korea Social Science Data Archive) 한국사회과학자료원

History

Korean History Online 한국역사정보통합시스템

National Institute of Korean History 국사편찬위원회

한국사데이터베이스
The Annals of the Choson Dynasty 조선왕조실록
The Daily Records of Royal Secretariat of Choson Dynasty 승정원일기
Archives of Korean history 전자사료관
전자도서관

Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies 규장각한국학연구원

DB of Korean Classics 한국고전종합DB

Full-text of Korean classics translated into Korean from Hanmun: 고전번역서 (classic translation series), 한국문집총간 (Korean literary collection in classical Chinese), 국학원전 (original editions of Korean studies), 국역조선왕조실록 (Annals of the Choson Dynasty), 국역승정원일기 (Diary of the Royal Secretariat), and 국역일성록 (Records of Daily Reflection).

Kdatabase 한국학전자도서관

Full-text database of scholarly resources on Korean modern and contemporary history. Include primary sources. Searchable by title keywords or authors. Browsable by period, specialized areas, authors, and titles.

일제하사회운동사자료집

Collection of Japanese-language government documents related to Korean's social and resistance movements during the period of Japanese occupation.

일제하전시체제기정책사료총서

Collection of historical documents related to Japan's colonial policy during WWII.

朝鮮行政

Reprint of Japanese monthly magazine Chōsen gyōsei published in Korea from 1937 to 1944.

한일회담청구권관련문서

Collection of documents related to claims against Japanese occupation of Korea made at the series of Korea-Japan normalization talks during 1952-1966.

History & Culture Series 진인진역사문화시리즈

Introduction to Korean history and culture with multimedia.

Korean History & Culture Research Database 한국역사문화 조사자료 데이터베이스

Full-text of excavation reports.

English-Korean Choson dynasty government offices and posts with indication of rank

Korean Histories

A peer-reviewed on-line academic journal.