search

Search the National Library's catalog - books, newspapers, journals, photos, maps, music, manuscripts, radio/TV and more, both physical and digitized. Digitized text (OCR) is matched too by default, so a query can surface newspaper or book pages that mention a term even when it's not in the title.

Direct GET

For navigating agents: open the HTML page with parameters in the URL. The result is fetched and displayed without screenshots or form filling.

Open this validated HTML GET URL

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search/?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0

Replace {q}, {media_type}, {language}, {county}, {year_from}, {year_to}, {digital_only}, {sort}, {page}, {size} with values. Remove unused optional parameters from the URL.

For software and dashboards: Read the operation descriptor. The JSON GET template is https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`q`	required	string	Free-text query. Supports field-restricted terms too, e.g. "subject:fiske year:1970" combined with free text.
`media_type`	optional	union	Restrict to one type, e.g. aviser (newspapers), bøker (books), tidsskrift (journals), bilder (photos), musikk, kart (maps), film, plakater (posters), noter (sheet music), radio, fjernsyn. See get_aggregations(q="*", group_by="mediatype") for the full list with counts.
`language`	optional	union	Language filter - values are inconsistent in the catalog (mixes codes like "nob" and labels like "Norsk bokmål"); check get_aggregations(q=q, group_by="languages") first if unsure.
`county`	optional	union	Norwegian county name, e.g. "Troms", "Oslo".
`year_from`	optional	union	Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
`year_to`	optional	union	Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
`digital_only`	optional	boolean	Only items that have been digitized.
`sort`	optional	union	One of date, title, otherid, firstDigitalContentTime, optionally suffixed ",desc" (default: relevance).
`page`	optional	integer	Zero-based page index.
`size`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1 to 100 (default 10).
`limit`	optional	integer	Gateway page size; default 25, maximum 100.
`offset`	optional	integer	Number of list items to skip; default 0.

Generated JavaScript, Python and response structure

Use JSON when the user requests code, machine-readable data, value extraction or further computation. Use the HTML GET page to identify the correct source and verify parameters.

Example for generated JavaScript and Python

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0

Replace URL placeholders and remove unused optional parameters.

JavaScript in a dashboard

const url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) {
  const failure = await response.json();
  throw new Error(`${failure.error.code}: ${failure.error.message} ${failure.suggestion}`);
}
const result = await response.json();
const data = result.data;

Python without additional packages

import json
from urllib.request import urlopen

url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0"
with urlopen(url) as response:
    result = json.load(response)
data = result["data"]

Response structure

{
  "source": "nasjonalbiblioteket",
  "operation": "search",
  "parameters": {},
  "data": {},
  "entities": [],
  "_meta": {"retrieved_at": "...", "sources": [], "cache": {}},
  "_links": {"self": "...", "source": "...", "wiki": "..."}
}

Form for manual use

The form is a fallback for people and browser agents that cannot open the GET URL directly.

q (required) Type: string. Free-text query. Supports field-restricted terms too, e.g. "subject:fiske year:1970" combined with free text.

media_type Type: string. Restrict to one type, e.g. aviser (newspapers), bøker (books), tidsskrift (journals), bilder (photos), musikk, kart (maps), film, plakater (posters), noter (sheet music), radio, fjernsyn. See get_aggregations(q="*", group_by="mediatype") for the full list with counts.

language Type: string. Language filter - values are inconsistent in the catalog (mixes codes like "nob" and labels like "Norsk bokmål"); check get_aggregations(q=q, group_by="languages") first if unsure.

county Type: string. Norwegian county name, e.g. "Troms", "Oslo".

year_from Type: integer. Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).

year_to Type: integer. Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).

digital_only Type: yes/no. Only items that have been digitized.

sort Type: string. One of date, title, otherid, firstDigitalContentTime, optionally suffixed ",desc" (default: relevance).

page Type: integer. Zero-based page index.

size Type: integer. Results per page, 1 to 100 (default 10).

Result

Source: National Library of Norway. Retrieved 2026-08-02T17:04:47Z in 0.196 seconds.

total:

2856

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
5b9d453c09f74a22ba3ed1ec35be06ca
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024071180011_002
title:
Ice and climate news (trykt utg.) : the WCRP/SCAR Climate and Cryosphere newsletter. juni 2007 9
creators:
2 results
1. Arctic Climate System Study
2. Climate and Cryosphere Project
year:
2007
publisher:
CliC International Project Office
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024071180011_002_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5b9d453c09f74a22ba3ed1ec35be06ca
id:
adf4cdcac5cd7cd4863f6ecaaf3f0a8e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024071180011_005
title:
Ice and climate news (trykt utg.) : the WCRP/SCAR Climate and Cryosphere newsletter. juni 2009 12
creators:
2 results
1. Arctic Climate System Study
2. Climate and Cryosphere Project
year:
2009
publisher:
CliC International Project Office
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024071180011_005_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/adf4cdcac5cd7cd4863f6ecaaf3f0a8e
id:
64060b3c4874ebef3f8f4f5d55312cb5
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2024043048181
title:
Climate development and history of the North Atlantic realm
creators:
1 results
1. Hanse Conference on Climate and History
year:
2002
publisher:
Springer
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
bokhylla
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NORWAY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2024043048181_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/64060b3c4874ebef3f8f4f5d55312cb5
id:
547f472682b3cda56b3cb889cc16c512
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2022111548092
title:
Tourism and change in polar regions : climate, environments and experiences
creators:
2 results
1. Saarinen, Jarkko
2. Hall, C. Michael
year:
2010
publisher:
Routledge
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2022111548092_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/547f472682b3cda56b3cb889cc16c512
id:
892ef0ae90719f359d19c3b1e27ba4ca
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2023100248026
title:
AMAP Assessment 2021: Impacts of short-lived climate forcers on Arctic climate, air quality, and human health
creators:
3 results
1. Fry, Carolyn
2. Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
3. Perkins, Matthew
year:
2021
publisher:
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2023100248026_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/892ef0ae90719f359d19c3b1e27ba4ca
id:
24fb7b386f5dd7c397f0cd6defc0adef
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000045562
title:
Extreme weather events in Europe: preparing for climate change adaption
creators:
1 results
1. Hov, Øystein
year:
2013
publisher:
Meteorologisk institutt
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000045562_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/24fb7b386f5dd7c397f0cd6defc0adef
id:
7cb996f2690215dcf536f2ae401dbb8c
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2025072506040
title:
Climate variability and conflict
creators:
3 results
1. Seter, Hanne
2. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Institutt for sosiologi og statsvitenskap
3. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
year:
2017
publisher:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences, Department of Sociology and Political Science
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2025072506040_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/7cb996f2690215dcf536f2ae401dbb8c
id:
4e7ee59c37fcec554e2c03527c72c3a2
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016070708107
title:
The state of climate research and climate policy
creators:
1 results
1. Torvanger, Asbjørn
year:
2001
publisher:
CICERO
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
bokhylla
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NORWAY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016070708107_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/4e7ee59c37fcec554e2c03527c72c3a2
id:
b1893a22bc3f8e9d63bc441f87f8eeb1
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2015061708060
title:
Thermal climate regime on road and ground surface
creators:
1 results
1. Heiersted, Roy Scott
year:
1975
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
bokhylla
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NORWAY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2015061708060_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b1893a22bc3f8e9d63bc441f87f8eeb1
id:
b2fbaed34ff5ba62e7ec1f8f71bbc6f5
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016052508052
title:
Meteorology : an introductory course. Vol. 2 : Application to weather and weather systems
creators:
2 results
1. Eliassen, Arnt
2. Pedersen, Kaare
year:
1977
publisher:
Universitetsforl.
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
bokhylla
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NORWAY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016052508052_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b2fbaed34ff5ba62e7ec1f8f71bbc6f5

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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How an AI agent should use this page

Ground rule: Navigate with HTML GET links to keep explanations and relationships. Use the page's JSON alternative only when concrete values must be extracted, compared or computed.

How to use the search lookup

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
Follow linked results to canonical pages before combining sources.

Misreading to avoid: An empty list means "no results for this lookup". An error message or unavailable source does not mean the data does not exist.

Source-specific next step

Go to the source page for other operations. Use the JSON template only after the HTML result shows that the parameters and source are correct.

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