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 2026-08-02T18:04:03Z in 0.173 seconds.

total:

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
ad74ec3f0c267acc7f1ab3e77d9611f8
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2023053048083
title:
Landscape-scale determinants and dynamics of large carnivore density = : Landskapsskala påvirkningsfaktorer og dynamikk i tettheten av store rovdyr
creators:
3 results
1. Moqanaki, Ehsan Mohammadi
2. Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet
3. Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet Fakultet for miljøvitenskap og naturforvaltning
year:
2023
publisher:
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
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_2023053048083_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ad74ec3f0c267acc7f1ab3e77d9611f8
id:
ccda945965971b654d9349ee2411152f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2025101006030
title:
The effects of harvest on the sociospatial and genetic structure of a solitary-living large carnivore, the brown bear Ursos arctos
creators:
3 results
1. Frank, Shane Carl
2. Høgskolen i Sørøst-Norge Fakultet for teknologi, naturvitenskap og maritime fag
3. Høgskolen i Sørøst-Norge
year:
2017
publisher:
University College of Southeast Norway, Faculty of Technology, Natural Sciences and Maritime Sciences
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_2025101006030_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ccda945965971b654d9349ee2411152f
id:
e527404ac8b1ba8efb9e43ca60200f14
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000044872
title:
Romlig-temporal utvikling i kadaverfunn: Tap av beitedyr i forvaltningsområder og randsoner for rovvilt
creators:
8 results
1. Hagen, Snorre B.
2. Eilertsen, Svein Morten
3. Landbruks- og matdepartementet
4. Strand, Geir-Harald
5. Klütsch, Cornelya F. C.
6. Baklid, Lisbet H.
7. Kniha, David
8. Hansen, Inger
year:
2024
publisher:
NIBIO
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_pliktmonografi_000044872_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e527404ac8b1ba8efb9e43ca60200f14
id:
4dbdda0b41ee08c9ddabc8978966ed58
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2023062706022
title:
Ulv som skadegjører på bufe, tamrein og hund i Norge : skadehistorikk og skadepotensiale i forhold til ulvens spredningsmønster
creators:
9 results
1. Zimmermann, Barbara
2. Høgskolen i Innlandet
3. Hamilton, Ane Eriksen
4. Sand, Håkan
5. Maartmann, Erling
6. Wikenros, Camilla
7. Flagstad, Øystein
8. Wabakken, Petter
9. Liberg, Olof
year:
2017
publisher:
Høgskolen i Innlandet
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_2023062706022_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/4dbdda0b41ee08c9ddabc8978966ed58
id:
77ed2921d8132d21e6cfedcc77e8f551
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2026071306030
title:
The ecology of a conflict : Eurasian lynx depredation on domestic sheep
creators:
1 results
1. Odden, John
year:
2011
publisher:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, Department of Biology
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_2026071306030_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/77ed2921d8132d21e6cfedcc77e8f551
id:
3f1d41d62df764306259b39ec6dea2dc
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000026447
title:
Adapting Innovation in Grassland Management : - Book of abstracts - 20th meeting of the FAO-CIHEAM Mountain Pasture Network 9th – 12th September 2018 in Ballstad, Lofoten, Norway
creators:
5 results
1. Lind, Vibeke
2. Lombardi, Giampiero
3. NIBIO
4. Jørgensen, Greie M.
5. Pongo, Ellen Schei
year:
2018
publisher:
NIBIO
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000026447_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/3f1d41d62df764306259b39ec6dea2dc
id:
bd5958af755da637c8a3fcf51c2ab869
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008101400105
title:
Utvikling og anvendelse av GIS-basert beslutningsverktøy i forvaltning av store rovdyr
creators:
3 results
1. Brøseth, Henrik
2. Solberg, Erling Johan
3. Pedersen, Hans Chr
year:
2000
publisher:
NINA Norsk institutt for naturforskning
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008101400105_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/bd5958af755da637c8a3fcf51c2ab869
id:
bd84601f5c97c26b802123d4dbce23af
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2024050748146
title:
Predator-prey interactions in anthropogenic landscapes
creators:
3 results
1. Ausilio, Giorgia
2. Høgskolen i Innlandet Fakultet for anvendt økologi, landbruksfag og bioteknologi
3. Høgskolen i Innlandet
year:
2022
publisher:
Faculty of Applied Ecology, Agricultural Sciences and Biotechnology, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
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_2024050748146_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/bd84601f5c97c26b802123d4dbce23af
id:
73fb759237150a016f03e81f9bdd7981
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000029033
title:
Tap og drapstakter på rein og sau forårsaket av fredet rovvilt. En litteraturgjennomgang
creators:
4 results
1. Hansen, Inger
2. Hagen, Snorre
3. Strand, Geir-Harald
4. Landbruks- og matdepartementet
year:
2023
publisher:
NIBIO
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000029033_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/73fb759237150a016f03e81f9bdd7981
id:
d6f59ae0688524380fcb8fbe216bba85
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008091800052
title:
Forslag til Nasjonalt overvåkingsprogram for store rovdyr
creators:
1 results
1. Braa, Jørund T.
year:
1999
publisher:
Direktoratet for naturforvaltning
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
yes
license:
publicdomain
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008091800052_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/d6f59ae0688524380fcb8fbe216bba85

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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