When I started working with South Korean local council records, I expected to spend most of my time reading them.

I did not expect finding the right entry points to take so much work.

I’m building JALHANA , a project that connects public records about the same issue over time. To trace an issue, I need to revisit meeting minutes, find related bills, and check what was discussed afterward.

Before any of that can happen, I need to know where each council publishes its records—and how to find that location again.

JALHANA connects public records about an issue over time. Current coverage figures are available on the homepage.

Finding the Records Before Reading Them

A council’s records are not always accessible through a single system.

Meeting minutes may live on a separate website. Bills may have their own search interface. Information about council members may appear elsewhere on the main site.

For someone looking up one issue, a few clicks might be enough.…