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.

Signature: search(q: string, required; media_type: string, optional, default None; language: string, optional, default None; county: string, optional, default None; year_from: integer, optional, default None; year_to: integer, optional, default None; digital_only: yes/no, optional, default False; sort: string, optional, default None; page: integer, optional, default 0; size: integer, optional, default 10; limit: integer, items, optional, default 25; offset: integer, items, optional, default 0)

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": "...", "feedback": "..."}
}

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 2026-10-17T00:50:25Z in 0.655 seconds.

total:

10151

page:

size:

items:

25 results

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6fea1144bf669e1d3f9fd616cdd105f8
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Levnadsnivå, livsform, livschanser och livskvalitet : fyra perspektiv på villkoren för välfärd
creators:
1 results
1. Ojala, Toini
year:
1991
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. swe
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
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viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/6fea1144bf669e1d3f9fd616cdd105f8
id:
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urn:
not reported by source
title:
Livskvaliteten i ålderdomen : en socialgerontologisk studie av sambanden mellan resurser, arenor, livsstil, livsrum och inre livskvalitet i ett homeostasteoretiskt perspektiv
creators:
1 results
1. Ojala, Toini
year:
1989
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. swe
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/59659a2d174072cf62b2364d53b7844c
id:
7b9458ed5cd1863e6e8f1c9daffb51be
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Sámi prehistories : the politics of archaeology and identity in northernmost Europe
creators:
1 results
1. Ojala, Carl-Gösta
year:
2009
publisher:
Instiutionen för arkeologi och antik historia, Uppsala universitet
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/7b9458ed5cd1863e6e8f1c9daffb51be
id:
48ab53ab1b332a02453ce3b8633996d4
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Studies on bilirubin in amniotic fluid : With special reference to liver function tests
creators:
1 results
1. Ojala, Aimo
year:
1971
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/48ab53ab1b332a02453ce3b8633996d4
id:
ee7038f36aeb4c282322823075754186
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Text, paratext och adaption : litterära figurer i datanätet
creators:
1 results
1. Ojala, Anu
year:
2004
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. swe
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ee7038f36aeb4c282322823075754186
id:
16dc4f8b6c3f5ac87e7a61618b5d51b4
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Känslor, värden och utbildning för en hållbar framtid : att främja en kritisk känslokompetens i klimatundervisning
creators:
1 results
1. Ojala, Maria
year:
2019
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. swe
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/16dc4f8b6c3f5ac87e7a61618b5d51b4
id:
3841f3627b20f899ad96f2ed67ad0a6c
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Information flows : new approaches in the historical study of business information
creators:
2 results
1. Müller, Leos
2. Ojala, Jari
year:
2007
publisher:
SKS/Finnish Literature Society
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/3841f3627b20f899ad96f2ed67ad0a6c
id:
a6d89aa76f3ea1e3770e571709fc7385
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Virtual Wingman: Harnessing the Future Unstructured Information Environment to Achieve Mission Success
creators:
1 results
1. Ojala, Galen K.
year:
2010
publisher:
Air University Press
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a6d89aa76f3ea1e3770e571709fc7385
id:
26850fce3423a861a88477f4d568c66e
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Korkeus ja syvyys: Ibsenin symbolismista näytelmässä Pikku Eyolf
creators:
1 results
1. Ojala, Aatos
year:
1965
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. fin
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/26850fce3423a861a88477f4d568c66e
id:
61a63ba686c149d175bce76f389000a2
urn:
not reported by source
title:
The building blocks of academic writing in the field of information systems
creators:
2 results
1. Ojala, Arto
2. Lehner, Othmar
year:
2018
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/61a63ba686c149d175bce76f389000a2
id:
dfd1e80648e571b61af74504dce872c0
urn:
not reported by source
title:
David Kirby, A concise history of Finland
creators:
1 results
1. Ojala, Jari
year:
2007
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/dfd1e80648e571b61af74504dce872c0
id:
6a5d043e8ae6aa1afd1e4b84c348aad0
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Mobile knowledge workers and traditional mobile workers: Assessing the prevalence of multi-locational work in Europe
creators:
2 results
1. Ojala, Satu
2. Pyörlä, Pasi
year:
2018
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/6a5d043e8ae6aa1afd1e4b84c348aad0
id:
76175ebf1f4f683cdc19902ad27c3d95
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Preschool achievement in Finland and Estonia : cross-cultural comparison between the cities of Helsinki and Tallinn
creators:
2 results
1. Ojala, Mikko O.
2. Talts, Leida
year:
2007
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/76175ebf1f4f683cdc19902ad27c3d95
id:
ddc3607f1c6e2b326b422b7e6c772f6a
urn:
not reported by source
title:
The Nordic forest industry in retrospect : an introduction
creators:
2 results
1. Lamberg, Juha-Antti
2. Ojala, Jari
year:
2005
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ddc3607f1c6e2b326b422b7e6c772f6a
id:
e6d7fa6172e03367dc803202dd932dc0
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Co-evolution of institutions and strategies : Finnish pulp and paper industry 1918-1995
creators:
2 results
1. Lamberg, Juha-Antti
2. Ojala, Jari
year:
2005
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e6d7fa6172e03367dc803202dd932dc0
id:
36fe336daa6349ceb48afc08ec5a169c
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011062108359
title:
Aktiviteter i vernet natur i Nord-Norge
creators:
3 results
1. Fedreheim, Gunn Elin
2. Ojala, Irene
3. Bay-Larsen, Ingrid
year:
2008
publisher:
Nordlandsforskning
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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_2011062108359_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/36fe336daa6349ceb48afc08ec5a169c
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f8f02e5c352c42f92e45497fdadde73e
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Comparing post-war Japanese and Finnish economies and societies : longitudinal perspectives
creators:
1 results
1. Donzé, Pierre-Yves
year:
2016
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f8f02e5c352c42f92e45497fdadde73e
id:
1ef6d84569f347232d8dd1a3ebafe3ea
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Leo S. Klejn: Soviet archaeology : trends, schools, and history
creators:
1 results
1. Ojala, Carl-Gösta
year:
2014
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/1ef6d84569f347232d8dd1a3ebafe3ea
id:
435570e15226f88ba1971498e5dbb0ae
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Collecting Sápmi : early modern collecting of Sámi material culture
creators:
2 results
1. Nordin, Jonas M.
2. Ojala, Carl-Gösta
year:
2015
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/435570e15226f88ba1971498e5dbb0ae
id:
2e317cad275f75f3762365f793c8c7f8
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Dissertations in economic and business history in Nordic countries in 2016
creators:
3 results
1. Ojala, Jari
2. Nevalainen, Pasi
3. Hemminki, Tiina
year:
2018
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2e317cad275f75f3762365f793c8c7f8
id:
e7c37d27587a0059ee4eec2662b78300
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Long-run consequences of a radical change in the business environment : dualistic corporate cooperation in the Finnish wood-processing industry during the 20th century
creators:
3 results
1. Skippari, Mika
2. Lamberg, Juha-Antti
3. Ojala, Jari
year:
2005
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e7c37d27587a0059ee4eec2662b78300
id:
ce8f40e26cfc3a7be0ba66be49566203
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Marjatta Rahikainen & Kirsi Vainio-Korhonen (eds.), Työteliäs ja uskollinen
creators:
1 results
1. Ojala, Kirsi
year:
2008
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ce8f40e26cfc3a7be0ba66be49566203
id:
cc018a1fc2fbdff64d6ae54254577fdd
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Copper worlds : historical archaeology of Abraham and Jakob Momma-Reenstierna and their industrial enterprise in the Torne River Valley, c. 1650–1680
creators:
2 results
1. Nordin, Jonas M.
2. Ojala, Darl-Gösta
year:
2017
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/cc018a1fc2fbdff64d6ae54254577fdd
id:
55256d67cbb3bbea82eb905509e11798
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Luft und Erde : Arie Zinger mit Ibsens "Baumeister Solness" am Gorki
creators:
1 results
1. Schulz-Ojala, Jan
year:
1996
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. ger
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/55256d67cbb3bbea82eb905509e11798
id:
570848968e6736fc9a9836bf133879e7
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Porvarillisen sivistynyt nukkekoti
creators:
1 results
1. Ojala, Teemu
year:
2002
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. fin
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/570848968e6736fc9a9836bf133879e7

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offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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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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