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: one of: date, date,desc, title, title,desc, otherid, otherid,desc, firstDigitalContentTime, firstDigitalContentTime,desc, optional, default None; 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}&limit=25&offset=0

Replace {q}, {media_type}, {language}, {county}, {year_from}, {year_to}, {digital_only}, {sort} 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}&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).
`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}&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}&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}&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: one of: date, date,desc, title, title,desc, otherid, otherid,desc, firstDigitalContentTime, firstDigitalContentTime,desc. One of date, title, otherid, firstDigitalContentTime, optionally suffixed ",desc" (default: relevance).

Result

Source: National Library of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-15T18:41:25Z in 0.328 seconds.

total:

535791

page:

size:

items:

25 results

id:
efcd627d7e296524b54befadff0e715b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2018073148077
title:
Readings in forest economics : on selected topics within the field of forest economics
creators:
2 results
1. Svendsrud, Asbjørn
2. Nordic forest economic seminar
year:
1969
publisher:
Universitetsforlaget
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_2018073148077_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/efcd627d7e296524b54befadff0e715b
id:
5523d7cfff17c2926d9d3f1608504b85
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Forest as a capital asset
creators:
1 results
1. Eid, John
year:
1980
publisher:
Norges landbrukshøgskole, Institutt for skogøkonomi
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5523d7cfff17c2926d9d3f1608504b85
date:
1980-01-01
id:
9d6d2159bab131af6db958a4aef0110a
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Forest as a capital asset
creators:
1 results
1. Eid, John
year:
1980
publisher:
Norges landbrukshøgskole, Institutt for skogøkonomi
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/9d6d2159bab131af6db958a4aef0110a
id:
fc2129b0ff5cae9108f312d039c54ee9
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Combatting Forest Degradation – Certification as a driving force for amelioration: Challenges for small forest enterprises
creators:
not reported by source
year:
not reported by source
publisher:
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
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/fc2129b0ff5cae9108f312d039c54ee9
id:
3b70053a963d533f930aa62ac14a7d86
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016042208115
title:
Murmansk forest sector : situation report and research problems
creators:
2 results
1. Eikeland, Sveinung
2. Institutional Changes in Murmansk Forest Sector (prosjekt)
year:
1999
publisher:
Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research
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_2016042208115_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/3b70053a963d533f930aa62ac14a7d86
id:
de2deae1025ffce7690ff876436f2492
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010120908127
title:
Forest pathology research in the Nordic countries 1994 : proceedings from the SNS-meeting in forest pathology at Skogbrukets kurssenter, Biri, Norway 9.-12. August 1994
creators:
2 results
1. SNS-Meeting in Forest Pathology
2. Aamlid, Dan
year:
1995
publisher:
Norsk institutt for skogforskning
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_2010120908127_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/de2deae1025ffce7690ff876436f2492
id:
92a73a323dfb4843de37cf13ab68d1f2
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Forest biomass as carbon sink : economic value and forest management/policy implications
creators:
1 results
1. Solberg, Birger
year:
1997
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/92a73a323dfb4843de37cf13ab68d1f2
id:
a2934af8807152fc40e78662aa1ce7f1
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2022101448018
title:
Proceedings of the biennial meeting of the Scandinavian Society of Forest Economics, May 25-27, 2016, Drøbak, Norway
creators:
4 results
1. Hoen, Hans Fredrik
2. Glosli, Cathrine
3. Scandinavian Society of Forest Economics
4. Scandinavian Society of Forest Economics Meeting
year:
2016
publisher:
Scandinavian Society of Forest Economics
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_2022101448018_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a2934af8807152fc40e78662aa1ce7f1
id:
956a74e8a155c03dd9260c5cc06fed15
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016092008251
title:
Forest fire and environmental management : a technical report on forest fire as an ecological factor
creators:
3 results
1. Mysterud, Ivar
2. Mysterud, Iver
3. Bleken, Erik
year:
2003
publisher:
Directorate for Civil Defence and Emergency Planning : Directorate for Nature Management : Skogbrand Insurance Company
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_2016092008251_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/956a74e8a155c03dd9260c5cc06fed15
id:
62b204fb23f3664abae241b20754c2be
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Royal forest : a history of Dean's woods as producers of timber
creators:
1 results
1. Hart, Cyril E
year:
1966
publisher:
Clarendon P.
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/62b204fb23f3664abae241b20754c2be
id:
82a4e5f713269e1b9d14b0be45ea4aed
urn:
not reported by source
title:
After the forest : Aids as ecological collapse in Thailand
creators:
1 results
1. Usher, Ann
year:
1992
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/82a4e5f713269e1b9d14b0be45ea4aed
id:
7a20965d1f1a8ed83ddec90f940cdf72
urn:
not reported by source
title:
As for me
creators:
1 results
1. Benoni, Arne
year:
not reported by source
publisher:
Mariann
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
No results.
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/7a20965d1f1a8ed83ddec90f940cdf72
id:
81c947dac586c08d1471c535d93698de
urn:
not reported by source
title:
As for me
creators:
15 results
1. Benoni, Arne
2. Dill, Danny
3. West, Dotti
4. Beach, Hank
5. Tillis, Mel
6. Allen, R.
7. Elliot, Mark
8. Gallion, John E.
9. Borders, Forest
10. Johnson, Tim
11. Fuller, Jamey
12. Jacson, Leo
13. Farrel, Jim
14. Whiting, Jamey
15. Cymbal, Johnny
year:
1991
publisher:
Mariann
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
No results.
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/81c947dac586c08d1471c535d93698de
id:
8965077771877171532a85efab36bfc1
urn:
not reported by source
title:
As for me
creators:
15 results
1. Benoni, Arne
2. Dill, Danny
3. West, Dotti
4. Beach, Hank
5. Tillis, Mel
6. Allen, R.
7. Elliot, Mark
8. Gallion, John E.
9. Borders, Forest
10. Johnson, Tim
11. Fuller, Jamey
12. Jacson, Leo
13. Farrel, Jim
14. Whiting, Jamey
15. Cymbal, Johnny
year:
1991
publisher:
Mariann
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
No results.
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/8965077771877171532a85efab36bfc1
id:
bdac3d6acd01a7eb0867a4536890ccb9
urn:
not reported by source
title:
As for me
creators:
1 results
1. Benoni, Arne
year:
not reported by source
publisher:
Mariann
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
No results.
county:
not reported by source
digital:
no
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/bdac3d6acd01a7eb0867a4536890ccb9
id:
7de2db2e76b84825907b2fbf642d727c
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013121908195
title:
Skogkartlegging ved fototyding i kartkonstruksjonsinstrument = Forest mapping by photo interpretation using stereoscopic plotter = : Forest mapping by photo
creators:
1 results
1. Gisnås, Asbjørn
year:
1982
publisher:
NISK
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
3 results
1. nob
2. mul
3. nno
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncnd
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013121908195_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/7de2db2e76b84825907b2fbf642d727c
id:
aedb20137be517d527137099a1d38fdd
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Cooperation among private forest owners : Lithuania as a case study
creators:
1 results
1. Pivoriunas, Aidas
year:
2005
publisher:
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
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/aedb20137be517d527137099a1d38fdd
id:
b3220c175a5c84ed4ba492088c745bd5
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Community Forest Management as a Carbon Mitigation Option: Case Studies
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2006
publisher:
Center for International Forestry Research
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/b3220c175a5c84ed4ba492088c745bd5
id:
e3924f942cdc5b5a9f7947e51071ef5f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2024012648089
title:
Non-industrial private forest owners' attitudes and forest management decisions
creators:
2 results
1. Bashir, Altamash
2. Høgskolen i Innlandet Fakultet for anvendt økologi, landbruksfag og bioteknologi
year:
2021
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_2024012648089_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e3924f942cdc5b5a9f7947e51071ef5f
id:
c00c5359168a321d4b341a4a3041bbc2
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009092504075
title:
Forest operations as a scientific discipline = : Skogbrukets driftsteknikk som vitenskapelig disiplin
creators:
1 results
1. Samset, Ivar
year:
1992
publisher:
Skogforsk
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_2009092504075_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c00c5359168a321d4b341a4a3041bbc2
id:
4dafdba908ba62a1a9e37905cc58cc9c
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2007073004051
title:
Skogskader i farger = Forest injuries in colour
creators:
2 results
1. Roll-Hansen, Finn
2. Roll-Hansen, Helga
year:
1987
publisher:
Landbruksforlaget
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_2007073004051_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/4dafdba908ba62a1a9e37905cc58cc9c
id:
31938fb2aff8329ac45cb59b8ea40c2c
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008091600025
title:
The pioneers of the Bardu forest
creators:
3 results
1. Jensvold, Alvin
2. Bjørklund, Gunnar
3. Bardu
year:
1998
publisher:
Bardu kommune
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_2008091600025_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/31938fb2aff8329ac45cb59b8ea40c2c
id:
2d736430c30605150e413088cc816d2b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2026010707027
title:
The magic forest
creators:
1 results
1. Ervik, Ann Elin Kringlen
year:
2019
publisher:
Ann Elin Kringlen Ervik
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
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NB
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Art Sanctuary
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New forest : roman
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2016
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