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 2026-10-23T21:20:12Z in 0.656 seconds.

total:

14100

page:

size:

items:

25 results

id:
27e70193735aea86883421c3a35a0ef2
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Eurostat catalogue : publications and electronic services
creators:
2 results
1. Eurostat
2. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
year:
1991
publisher:
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
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/27e70193735aea86883421c3a35a0ef2
id:
351a0628748a23ea47bb8cadae980a1a
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Renewable energy sources statistics : 1989-91
creators:
1 results
1. Eurostat
year:
1995
publisher:
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
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/351a0628748a23ea47bb8cadae980a1a
id:
9778995a6c1d9adbc9d3ab7e6e28f1aa
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Regions of the European Union : a statistical portrait
creators:
1 results
1. Eurostat
year:
2008
publisher:
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
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/9778995a6c1d9adbc9d3ab7e6e28f1aa
id:
052d06a92521e706e1b6d23c738af535
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Women and men in the European Union : a statistical portrait
creators:
1 results
1. Eurostat
year:
1995
publisher:
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
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/052d06a92521e706e1b6d23c738af535
id:
d1660ff27284b3235539f22cd7ff362c
urn:
not reported by source
title:
External trade statistics : user's guide
creators:
1 results
1. Eurostat
year:
1990
publisher:
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
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/d1660ff27284b3235539f22cd7ff362c
id:
6e97d46cb9f91041476c1b6c89b3d605
urn:
not reported by source
title:
External trade statistics : user's guide
creators:
1 results
1. Eurostat
year:
1982
publisher:
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
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/6e97d46cb9f91041476c1b6c89b3d605
id:
eda50977c0f1cf3dcf099af780d96cb6
urn:
not reported by source
title:
External trade statistics : user's guide
creators:
1 results
1. Eurostat
year:
1985
publisher:
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
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/eda50977c0f1cf3dcf099af780d96cb6
id:
525c06f7fd91ffc5ceb9a7cb625e0c8a
urn:
not reported by source
title:
European official statistics : a guide to databases
creators:
1 results
1. EUROSTAT
year:
1994
publisher:
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
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/525c06f7fd91ffc5ceb9a7cb625e0c8a
id:
0dd376f92c01734706537b25451b19f3
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Health in Europe : data 1998-2003
creators:
1 results
1. Eurostat
year:
2005
publisher:
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
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/0dd376f92c01734706537b25451b19f3
id:
0fdd20c912677940e0ed6861a7b8d650
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Social portrait of Europe
creators:
1 results
1. Eurostat
year:
1996
publisher:
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
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/0fdd20c912677940e0ed6861a7b8d650
id:
b27b28ac17c037fc6647bc85ff4de6d9
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Tourism in Europe
creators:
1 results
1. Eurostat
year:
1995
publisher:
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
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/b27b28ac17c037fc6647bc85ff4de6d9
id:
66c7b55b3e9ea0018a194abae2f92f54
urn:
not reported by source
title:
The European Union and Russia : statistical comparison : data 1995-2005
creators:
2 results
1. Eurostat
2. Europakommisjonen
year:
2007
publisher:
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
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/66c7b55b3e9ea0018a194abae2f92f54
id:
3241cb846be4a304b949267a6d5f87b1
urn:
not reported by source
title:
The European Union and the Commonwealth of Independent States : statistical comparison
creators:
2 results
1. Eurostat
2. Europakommisjonen
year:
2008
publisher:
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
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/3241cb846be4a304b949267a6d5f87b1
id:
7b666a2351eabc48445b971b48394174
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2014061108135
title:
Tall som forteller : et statistisk portrett av EØS
creators:
1 results
1. Eurostat
year:
1994
publisher:
Eurostat
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_2014061108135_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/7b666a2351eabc48445b971b48394174
id:
3b028a3ee007c9736fea76179ce552f7
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2007112804048
title:
Tall som forteller : et statistisk portrett av Norge i Det europeiske økonomiske samarbeidsområdet
creators:
1 results
1. Eurostat
year:
1992
publisher:
Eurostat
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_2007112804048_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/3b028a3ee007c9736fea76179ce552f7
id:
1d26b26915c80b94c1e30020c3074a27
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Panorama of transport
creators:
2 results
1. Europakommisjonen
2. Eurostat
year:
2009
publisher:
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
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/1d26b26915c80b94c1e30020c3074a27
id:
dfded55a9a4246f7f500b3bdf68bf325
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2022102448187
title:
Energy consumption in households : European Union and Norway, 1995 survey : Central and Eastern European countries, 1996 survey : data 1995 - 1996
creators:
2 results
1. Eurostat
2. Europakommisjonen
year:
1999
publisher:
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
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_2022102448187_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/dfded55a9a4246f7f500b3bdf68bf325
id:
824e9a474552e780413d2da014888f30
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Sourcebook of environmentally-relevant data on industry : data 1990-1999
creators:
2 results
1. Eurostat
2. Europakommisjonen
year:
2002
publisher:
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
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/824e9a474552e780413d2da014888f30
id:
5d50abaf2755e8397792731238fcaae4
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Enlarging the EU statistical network : (Phare Candidate Countries) multi-beneficiary programme on Statistical Co-operation, Programme Secretariat Services
creators:
2 results
1. Eurostat
2. Europakommisjonen
year:
2003
publisher:
European Commission
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/5d50abaf2755e8397792731238fcaae4
id:
c1b3faab801041b7a678b770c60ae0d4
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Minimum wages 1997 : a comparative study
creators:
1 results
1. EUROSTAT
year:
1998
publisher:
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
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/c1b3faab801041b7a678b770c60ae0d4
id:
e19dc3cfd74f21a8f03553ab0a4f5778
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Statistics on selected service sectors in the EU : a synthesis of quantitative results of pilot surveys on audiovisual services, hotels and travel agencies and transport
creators:
1 results
1. EUROSTAT
year:
1997
publisher:
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
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/e19dc3cfd74f21a8f03553ab0a4f5778
id:
ea8f7ce16b8156d428f089102d4a17ab
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Enterprises in Central and Eastern Europe
creators:
1 results
1. EUROSTAT
year:
1996
publisher:
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
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/ea8f7ce16b8156d428f089102d4a17ab
id:
b7298fe2914b3c5348abbc51f35b2e73
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Business registers for statistical purposes : methodological recommendations : Vol. 2
creators:
1 results
1. EUROSTAT
year:
2000
publisher:
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
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/b7298fe2914b3c5348abbc51f35b2e73
id:
7f0fe7e39a5d08310145cac0b0214c70
urn:
not reported by source
title:
The Impact of remote sensing on the European statistical information system : proceedings of the seminar, Esquilino, Rome, 27 to 29 November 1995
creators:
1 results
1. EUROSTAT
year:
1998
publisher:
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
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/7f0fe7e39a5d08310145cac0b0214c70
id:
9bc89ea3cee2f5777341b8481f18943f
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Analysis of agricultural trade : EC-developing countries 1970-1986
creators:
1 results
1. EUROSTAT
year:
1989
publisher:
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
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/9bc89ea3cee2f5777341b8481f18943f

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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