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 2026-11-13T09:07:44Z in 1.062 seconds.

total:

105433

page:

size:

items:

25 results

id:
a6d4a175d3fc42f409387a66cfbe33e4
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Energy & environmental technology : renewable future
creators:
1 results
1. LaHart, Scott
year:
2006
publisher:
Index publishing
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/a6d4a175d3fc42f409387a66cfbe33e4
id:
55e656123b033c6995730299550cd35e
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Technology and man's future
creators:
1 results
1. Teich, Albert H.
year:
1972
publisher:
St. Martin's 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/55e656123b033c6995730299550cd35e
id:
404ec149c8734de990c7aa5e764dd87c
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Technology's future
creators:
2 results
1. Knight, Thomas J.
2. International Society for Technology Assessment
year:
1982
publisher:
Krieger
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/404ec149c8734de990c7aa5e764dd87c
id:
fd8dbd00de24f13701f9b19a8528db7b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008091600058
title:
The Spectre of participation : technology and work in a welfare state
creators:
1 results
1. Technology and Society - Information Technology (program)
year:
1998
publisher:
Scandinavian University Press
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_2008091600058_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/fd8dbd00de24f13701f9b19a8528db7b
id:
04097fa85947898f77d63a88b23be2db
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Electric vehicle power systems : hybrids, batteries, fuel cells
creators:
1 results
1. Future Transportation Technology Conference
year:
1993
publisher:
Society of Automotive Engineers
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/04097fa85947898f77d63a88b23be2db
id:
b3f69422046b8e564b9327af37736b4e
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Catching our future
creators:
1 results
1. CO2 Technology Centre Mongstad
year:
2012
publisher:
CO2 Technology Centre Mongstad
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
Utlandet
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/b3f69422046b8e564b9327af37736b4e
id:
a8b7a41ccc6fcf064ee08b6fa0330ed8
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Future information processing technology 1983
creators:
2 results
1. Kay, Peg
2. Powell, Patricia
year:
1983
publisher:
US Department of Commerce
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/a8b7a41ccc6fcf064ee08b6fa0330ed8
id:
f6444d4227c27bb79ecdcc4821aa29a4
urn:
not reported by source
title:
OTC 2002 : deep into the future : proceedings : 6-9 May 2002, Reliant Center at Reliant Park, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
creators:
1 results
1. Offshore Technology Conference
year:
2002
publisher:
The Conference
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/f6444d4227c27bb79ecdcc4821aa29a4
id:
94a128b422d5a68e55e6551633e75f1e
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Technology 2001 : the future of computing and communications
creators:
1 results
1. Leebaert, Derek
year:
1991
publisher:
MIT 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/94a128b422d5a68e55e6551633e75f1e
id:
adeb8ce8833149a9ccc57f7d06ed6e86
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Society, Technology, and Future Warfare
creators:
1 results
1. Kenneth Pollack
year:
2019
publisher:
American Enterprise Institute
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/adeb8ce8833149a9ccc57f7d06ed6e86
id:
c77cb6116d924426fffd616049def6d2
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Coal : technology for Britain's future
creators:
not reported by source
year:
1976
publisher:
Macmillan
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/c77cb6116d924426fffd616049def6d2
id:
5e4e1e320730647117d0cfc8053bdb53
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2022082948067
title:
A partnership in technology transfer
creators:
2 results
1. DNV GL
2. Climate Technology Centre and Network
year:
2018
publisher:
DNV GL
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_2022082948067_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5e4e1e320730647117d0cfc8053bdb53
id:
28312bc73f808a2017e335d0bc16192a
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Glass : past, present and future : [abstracts]
creators:
1 results
1. Society of Glass Technology Meeting Sheffield 2005
year:
2005
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/28312bc73f808a2017e335d0bc16192a
id:
13c9db16fea9a21ed758911295e73a07
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016070408098
title:
Technology and development : papers from a conference at the University of Trondheim, NTH, April 21st-22nd, 1986
creators:
2 results
1. Røe, Bjørn
2. Technology and Development Conference
year:
1987
publisher:
not reported by source
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_2016070408098_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/13c9db16fea9a21ed758911295e73a07
id:
316b3546e88d50789340d43a13c86feb
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010031905060
title:
The future of science and technology policy
creators:
1 results
1. Smith, Keith
year:
1992
publisher:
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige forskningsråd
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_2010031905060_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/316b3546e88d50789340d43a13c86feb
id:
9c4d69a148d9c4f8e0588da57bad5bbb
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009070901168
title:
Traffic and technology in the future network
creators:
2 results
1. Paint, Frederic
2. Noll, Josef
year:
1999
publisher:
Telenor forskning og utvikling
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_2009070901168_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9c4d69a148d9c4f8e0588da57bad5bbb
id:
334c3967a29ff49de568a4f4bde2a988
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Technology and the future of work
creators:
1 results
1. Adler, Paul S.
year:
1992
publisher:
Oxford 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/334c3967a29ff49de568a4f4bde2a988
id:
4c4ec80c3f5fed1fd4fd1ddbd9342073
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Western Europe : technology and the future
creators:
1 results
1. Woods, Stanley
year:
1987
publisher:
Croom Helm
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/4c4ec80c3f5fed1fd4fd1ddbd9342073
id:
bb253b801d0644682e22b60b5bb80a85
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Television technology : fundamentals and future prospects
creators:
1 results
1. Noll, A. Michael
year:
1988
publisher:
Artech House
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/bb253b801d0644682e22b60b5bb80a85
id:
cf9cd135274f7e458cc6cca1ae4ddd54
urn:
not reported by source
title:
A glimpse of future telecommunications technology
creators:
1 results
1. Lundh, Yngvar
year:
1986
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/cf9cd135274f7e458cc6cca1ae4ddd54
id:
db85b7d04521f2f81650ec66378f9151
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Microbial technology: current state future prospects
creators:
4 results
1. Bull, A. T.
2. Ratledge, C.
3. Society for General Microbiology Symposium
4. Ellwood, D. C.
year:
1979
publisher:
Cambridge 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/db85b7d04521f2f81650ec66378f9151
id:
72e53abdf1903875dc46f191456734ab
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Technology acquisition : buying the future of your business
creators:
1 results
1. Eskelin, Allen
year:
2001
publisher:
Addison-Wesley
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/72e53abdf1903875dc46f191456734ab
id:
e4b80afd7d48f7f1c890fdaadbd1233f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2017010348059
title:
From technology transfer to technology cooperation : to developing countries : the present collection of articles is based on papers presented at a conference held by the research programme Technology transfer from developed to developing countries in Stavanger, Norway, June 3.-4. 1992
creators:
2 results
1. Norges råd for anvendt samfunnsforskning
2. Technology transfer from developed to developing countries (prosjekt)
year:
1992
publisher:
NORAS
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_2017010348059_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e4b80afd7d48f7f1c890fdaadbd1233f
id:
749c4d26ff54cf6692a0252d24698058
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Future firms : how America's high technology companies work
creators:
2 results
1. Bolland, Eric J.
2. Hofer, Charles W.
year:
1998
publisher:
Oxford 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/749c4d26ff54cf6692a0252d24698058
id:
ad2bae4836426ecf1c81de7f32f5d217
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009090100102
title:
Proceedings : Future Energy - Resources, Distribution and Use : International seminar in Oslo at Voksenåsen Hotel, 8-9 March 2001
creators:
1 results
1. Future Energy - Resources, Distribution and Use (seminar)
year:
2001
publisher:
Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences
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_2009090100102_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ad2bae4836426ecf1c81de7f32f5d217

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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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