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 2026-10-24T06:43:18Z in 0.790 seconds.

total:

57032

page:

size:

items:

25 results

id:
d0caf7ef7d77983909f312808ab0324d
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Lani Abbott
creators:
1 results
1. Jensen, Ellen Marie
year:
2012
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/d0caf7ef7d77983909f312808ab0324d
id:
196b04ed849a15303d29162fff4096c0
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Konservering av et tidlig 1800-talls landskapsmaleri : Isak og Rebekka av John White Abbott
creators:
1 results
1. Jong, Fredrik
year:
2010
publisher:
F.Jong
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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/196b04ed849a15303d29162fff4096c0
id:
3a62e576fe95814b2003e903ece0ec55
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Andrew Abbott: Processual sociology, John H Goldthorpe: Sociology as a population science
creators:
1 results
1. Ruonavaara, Hannu
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/3a62e576fe95814b2003e903ece0ec55
id:
0f9a328477f2cfd4f8daeb8dea7e9939
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Skamløst familiedrama
creators:
1 results
1. Skaufjord, David
year:
2012
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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/0f9a328477f2cfd4f8daeb8dea7e9939
id:
d9998b1d4e7eafb18701d2ba0acea123
urn:
not reported by source
title:
[Anmeldelse]
creators:
1 results
1. Pitici, Felicia
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/d9998b1d4e7eafb18701d2ba0acea123
id:
022a7a5cacdaa891e439ac2476bd60fc
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Irish cooking in colour
creators:
1 results
1. Abbott, Vivienne
year:
1981
publisher:
Johnston and Bacon
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/022a7a5cacdaa891e439ac2476bd60fc
id:
15ebf2084e448f6b30ff8258d77ef41c
urn:
not reported by source
title:
"Lek er kult!" Om å utvikle lek i skolen
creators:
1 results
1. Abbott, Lesley
year:
1996
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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/15ebf2084e448f6b30ff8258d77ef41c
id:
b20c417703b6b88a57ba4a4a6071e0b2
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Slutten på verden slik vi kjenner den : zombieapokalypsen på film
creators:
1 results
1. Abbott, Stacey
year:
2020
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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/b20c417703b6b88a57ba4a4a6071e0b2
id:
eff6c17e059aaf9512ee03639a6d8d86
urn:
not reported by source
title:
The Teaching of English as an international language : a practical guide
creators:
1 results
1. Abbott, Gerry
year:
1981
publisher:
Collins
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. und
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/eff6c17e059aaf9512ee03639a6d8d86
id:
a2a1715c2e27d43fe141c59dd591d5c9
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Colorado, a history of the Centennial State
creators:
1 results
1. Abbott, Carl
year:
1976
publisher:
Colorado Associated 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/a2a1715c2e27d43fe141c59dd591d5c9
id:
faad446249b2ae99f1953c90e1b80c36
urn:
not reported by source
title:
US and transatlantic cooperation in armaments : theory, practice and promise
creators:
1 results
1. Abbott, Gerald
year:
1997
publisher:
Senter for europeiske og asiatiske studier, Handelshøyskolen BI
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/faad446249b2ae99f1953c90e1b80c36
id:
3f2256c428f3b0a88e7e8e0a5b124c46
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Improvisation in rehearsal
creators:
1 results
1. Abbott, John
year:
2009
publisher:
Nick Hern Books
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/3f2256c428f3b0a88e7e8e0a5b124c46
id:
80a110a45e562e7dbc621b51e96cd6c3
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021092348521
title:
Skolestart : fra 4-6 år
creators:
1 results
1. Abbott, Simon
year:
2017
publisher:
Spektrum
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_2021092348521_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/80a110a45e562e7dbc621b51e96cd6c3
id:
e0c6fde3813adebad49929ea60d1d872
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021100705011
title:
Skolestart : fra 6-8 år
creators:
1 results
1. Abbott, Simon
year:
2017
publisher:
Spektrum
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_2021100705011_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e0c6fde3813adebad49929ea60d1d872
id:
0c6ccf7ed82195a0f3c69bfcc38b28b0
urn:
not reported by source
title:
The listener's book on harmony
creators:
1 results
1. Abbott, Lawrence
year:
1943
publisher:
Harrap
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/0c6ccf7ed82195a0f3c69bfcc38b28b0
id:
328f23a6e6ea04961ed866de81cf9c9c
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Den u nge Christen, en let fattelig Forklaring af den christelige Pligts Grundsætninger :
creators:
1 results
1. Abbott, Jacob
year:
1847
publisher:
Forlagt af Boghandler Gutzon Hansen
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. dan
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/328f23a6e6ea04961ed866de81cf9c9c
id:
6a8707b5ce4c3b2a8dd0c38076e3f598
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Performance measurement in library and information services
creators:
1 results
1. Abbott, Christine
year:
1994
publisher:
Aslib
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/6a8707b5ce4c3b2a8dd0c38076e3f598
id:
78dc149c0d9df92c9aca0ca793220f64
urn:
not reported by source
title:
The system of professions : an essay on the division of expert labor
creators:
1 results
1. Abbott, Andrew
year:
1988
publisher:
University of Chicago 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/78dc149c0d9df92c9aca0ca793220f64
id:
37eaccdfc465a2787bddedaa6df3051e
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Transportas : surask ir išmok naujus žodžius
creators:
1 results
1. Abbott, Simon
year:
2021
publisher:
Egmont Lietuva
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. lit
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/37eaccdfc465a2787bddedaa6df3051e
id:
cb43eface93322d71024a7c1842e2e3f
urn:
not reported by source
title:
The practice of sheep veterinary medicine
creators:
1 results
1. Abbott, Kym
year:
2018
publisher:
University of Adelaide 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/cb43eface93322d71024a7c1842e2e3f
id:
879b447c6daacaf122660be63d49a67d
urn:
not reported by source
title:
[Anmeldelse]
creators:
1 results
1. Castro, Freddy Winston
year:
2001
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/879b447c6daacaf122660be63d49a67d
id:
ff92b27efcd094abbd7fc57ec89cba41
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Internet world's on Internet 94 : an international guide to electronic journals, newsletters, texts, discussion lists, and other resources on the Internet
creators:
1 results
1. Abbott, Tony
year:
1993
publisher:
Mecklermedia
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/ff92b27efcd094abbd7fc57ec89cba41
id:
1e5c7faaea2f7a28a9e6019f672f3808
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2007071100007
title:
I dyrets buk : brev fra fengslet
creators:
2 results
1. Abbott, Jack Henry
2. Viestad, Øyvind
year:
1982
publisher:
Pax
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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_2007071100007_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/1e5c7faaea2f7a28a9e6019f672f3808
id:
547acc3c9c9f007f540262c998bbad4a
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2018081399027
title:
Suksom pom ammahit
creators:
1 results
1. Abbott, Rachel
year:
2017
publisher:
Enthoē buk
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. tha
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_2018081399027_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/547acc3c9c9f007f540262c998bbad4a
id:
43aed93f6e33eac48dc89c43e1bdee16
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Abbothagen eller Villa Balderslund
creators:
1 results
1. Menes, Mary Ann
year:
2010
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. artikler
languages:
1 results
1. nno
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/43aed93f6e33eac48dc89c43e1bdee16

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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