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Encyclopedia of Korean Culture

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What it is

Encyclopedia of Korean Culture is a free online reference covering Korean history, culture, thought, arts, regions, and daily life. Expert contributors write entries across fields including philosophy, religion, art, and society. Readers can search by keyword, use detailed or media search, or browse by field and entry type. Entries are organized across dimensions such as type and period. The service provides text and images on the web and offers an OpenAPI for individuals and institutions building services or applications with encyclopedia content. The API can list, search, and retrieve article and media records. Applicants submit a detailed purpose; an issued key arrives by email and becomes usable 30 minutes after registration, passed in the X-API-Key header. Text and media marked Public Nuri may be reused when the Academy owns all economic rights and the stated attribution format is followed. Unmarked media may require separate permission. The print edition began in 1991 with 27 volumes and approximately 65,000 entries.

Spec sheet

Purpose
The encyclopedia organizes knowledge about Korean history, culture, thought, arts, regions, and daily life.Read 8 Oct 2026 · encykorea.aks.ac.kr
Support
Content-use inquiries go to the Encyclopedia Compilation Office at [email protected].Read 8 Oct 2026 · encykorea.aks.ac.kr
Headquarters
323 Hogae-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13455, South KoreaRead 28 Sep 2026 · encykorea.aks.ac.kr
Founded
1980Read 28 Sep 2026 · encykorea.aks.ac.kr
API access
The API supports listing, searching, and retrieving article and media records, with an issued key sent by email and passed in the X-API-Key header.Read 8 Oct 2026 · encykorea.aks.ac.kr
API onboarding
The API key application requires a detailed purpose, and the key becomes usable 30 minutes after registration.Read 8 Oct 2026 · encykorea.aks.ac.kr
Content reuse
Text and media bearing a Public Nuri mark may be freely reused when the Academy owns all economic rights to the work, subject to the stated attribution format.Read 8 Oct 2026 · encykorea.aks.ac.kr
Coverage
The encyclopedia covers Korean culture across fields including history, philosophy, religion, art, and society.Read 8 Oct 2026 · encykorea.aks.ac.kr
Discovery
The site offers keyword search, detailed search, media search, and browsing by field or entry type.Read 8 Oct 2026 · encykorea.aks.ac.kr
Expert content
Experts in each academic field write entries, which the site describes as building academic reliability.Read 8 Oct 2026 · encykorea.aks.ac.kr
Free access
The online encyclopedia is provided free of charge for anyone to use.Read 8 Oct 2026 · encykorea.aks.ac.kr
Media rights
Media without a Public Nuri mark may require separate permission from its copyright owner.Read 8 Oct 2026 · encykorea.aks.ac.kr
OpenAPI
Individuals and institutions can apply to use the OpenAPI to develop services and applications using encyclopedia content.Read 8 Oct 2026 · encykorea.aks.ac.kr
Organization
Entries are organized by multiple dimensions, including field, type, and period.Read 8 Oct 2026 · encykorea.aks.ac.kr
Publication history
The print encyclopedia's first edition was published in 1991 with 27 volumes and approximately 65,000 entries.Read 8 Oct 2026 · encykorea.aks.ac.kr

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Free access for anyone
  • Expert-written entries across many fields
  • Keyword, detailed, and media search
  • API supports listing, searching, and retrieval
  • Text and image content

Limits

  • API requires a detailed-purpose application
  • API key takes 30 minutes to activate
  • Some media may require separate permission

Who it suits

It suits readers researching Korean culture and developers or institutions seeking structured encyclopedia content through an API.

Verdict

This encyclopedia combines broad Korean-culture coverage with several discovery tools and an API. Reuse rights vary by Public Nuri marking and ownership, so content users must check each item’s terms.

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