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 2026-10-18T14:49:15Z in 0.402 seconds.

total:

82941

page:

size:

items:

25 results

id:
bd77dc1bf223e60dc24b574f3bc3a409
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Havforskningsinstituttet, Bergen
creators:
not reported by source
year:
1998
publisher:
Statsbygg
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. n
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/bd77dc1bf223e60dc24b574f3bc3a409
id:
e982637ba8892aa5f43fe7787a90308f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012120508037
title:
Havforskningsinstituttet : evalueringsrapport
creators:
2 results
1. Norges forskningsråd Området for bioproduksjon og foredling
2. Havforskningsinstituttet
year:
2001
publisher:
Norges forskningsråd, Området for bioproduksjon og foredling
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nno
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_2012120508037_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e982637ba8892aa5f43fe7787a90308f
id:
f010c8c01e7b5eb27b19858c5276ca7b
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Omorganisering av Havforskningsinstituttet
creators:
2 results
1. Vartdal, Knut
2. Norge. Fiskeridepartementet
year:
19870101
publisher:
Universitetsforl.
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nor
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/f010c8c01e7b5eb27b19858c5276ca7b
id:
60283df53b000117da0e81a5e371b154
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012012708127
title:
Havforskningsinstituttet : miljø - ressurser - havbruk
creators:
2 results
1. Havforskningsinstituttet
2. Institute of Marine Research (Bergen)
year:
1993
publisher:
Instituttet
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_2012012708127_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/60283df53b000117da0e81a5e371b154
id:
c8f1c833b8421a64db98ba2761630d49
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktavlevering_2318
title:
Havforskningsinstituttet i dag : fartøyene og mennene som gav dem navn
creators:
1 results
1. Havforskningsinstituttet
year:
2002
publisher:
Havforskningsinstituttet
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:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c8f1c833b8421a64db98ba2761630d49
id:
a7c9d7e2de424ba22fea3683441ad729
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Forskning og fiske : avdelingsrapport fra Havforskningsinstituttet, Fiskedirektoratet Bergen
creators:
1 results
1. Norge. Havforskningsinstituttet
year:
not reported by source
publisher:
Fiskeridirektoratet, Havforskningsinstituttet
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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/a7c9d7e2de424ba22fea3683441ad729
id:
f2ae6755c012ecc42a030c589544ecf6
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktavlevering_13470
title:
Kompetanseheving skjellpatologi : modulbasert videreutdanning inklusiv intern opplæring ved Havforskningsinstituttet 2006-2009 : prosjekt 10190 Sykdomskontroll skjell
creators:
1 results
1. Mortensen, Stein
year:
2009
publisher:
Havforskningsintituttet
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:
not reported by source
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f2ae6755c012ecc42a030c589544ecf6
id:
59b25bbdfd917555d5061d9eb1e55e52
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Havforskningsinstituttet i Bergen : Bjerk og Bjørge AS
creators:
1 results
1. Bjørge, Eilif
year:
1999
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/59b25bbdfd917555d5061d9eb1e55e52
id:
afe9b3babcfc618ace55899c68767f5d
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Havforskningsinstituttet, Bergen
creators:
not reported by source
year:
1998
publisher:
Statsbygg
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/afe9b3babcfc618ace55899c68767f5d
id:
3bb839482cd13a6ff4fb7dfbbacac1b6
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022112383030_001
title:
Årsmelding. 1999
creators:
1 results
1. Havforskningsinstituttet
year:
1999
publisher:
Instituttet
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
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_digitidsskrift_2022112383030_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/3bb839482cd13a6ff4fb7dfbbacac1b6
id:
6ccd103839dfc8dce5a20103289f2038
urn:
not reported by source
title:
100 år og like viktig
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2000
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/6ccd103839dfc8dce5a20103289f2038
id:
4e016bbf431abb3ca8b1ac0156073f09
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012122107072
title:
Omorganisering av Havforskningsinstituttet
creators:
1 results
1. Vartdal, Knut
year:
1987
publisher:
Universitetsforlaget
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_2012122107072_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/4e016bbf431abb3ca8b1ac0156073f09
id:
d8c723424b98935942cc844d76128c94
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011071208097
title:
Havforskningsspeilet - Speculum scientarum maris : en antologi av lyriske og panegyriske tilstandsbeskrivelser fra Havforskningsinstituttet
creators:
4 results
1. Sætre, Roald
2. Havforskningsinstituttet
3. Gytre, Trygve
4. Hesjedal, Lene
year:
2004
publisher:
HI
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_2011071208097_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/d8c723424b98935942cc844d76128c94
id:
3259742cbe0657306a33b88c1d068cee
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Rapport fra havforskningen
creators:
1 results
1. Norge. Havforskningsinstituttet
year:
20070101
publisher:
Havforskningsinstituttet
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. eng nob
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/3259742cbe0657306a33b88c1d068cee
id:
b526849406ff14083406b51a9a3b0e68
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020110507636
title:
Nytt kontor- og laboratoriebygg : Havforskningsinstituttet, Forskningsstasjonen Flødevigen : Nye Flødevigveien 20, His : nybygg og rehabilitering
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2012
publisher:
Statsbygg
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_2020110507636_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b526849406ff14083406b51a9a3b0e68
id:
81ae98419650af0214808c178c4b7f75
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2018032348007
title:
Satsingsnotat for konkretisering av Havforskningsinstituttets strategi : utarbeidet høsten 2008
creators:
1 results
1. Havforskningsinstituttet
year:
2008
publisher:
Instituttet
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_2018032348007_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/81ae98419650af0214808c178c4b7f75
id:
3de5a354ab3081c8763fe37b5a611e24
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2017071468056
title:
Identifikasjon av leppefisk
creators:
2 results
1. Havforskningsinstituttet
2. Havforskningsinstituttet Fangstseksjonen
year:
1991
publisher:
Havforskningsinstituttet
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_2017071468056_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/3de5a354ab3081c8763fe37b5a611e24
id:
fa1c9242bd2164219952b10e80034bf0
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011092108041
title:
Forskningsstasjonen Flødevigen : 125 : 1882-2007
creators:
1 results
1. Havforskningsinstituttet
year:
2007
publisher:
Havforskningsinstituttet
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_2011092108041_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/fa1c9242bd2164219952b10e80034bf0
id:
ab7cf9db1e29fdc16f6bfb64111c60d6
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Fisken og havet
creators:
1 results
1. Havforskningsinstituttet
year:
19590101
publisher:
Havforskningsinstituttet
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
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/ab7cf9db1e29fdc16f6bfb64111c60d6
id:
80f7c3cac64837b84de9b09cacbd1187
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Roald Vaage : månedens intervju
creators:
1 results
1. Vaage, Roald
year:
1993
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/80f7c3cac64837b84de9b09cacbd1187
id:
7ef451909c7dd9acc3df16d1aae45964
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2015062208134
title:
Statusrapport for Havforskningsinstituttets overvåkning av kystsel
creators:
1 results
1. Havforskningsinstituttet
year:
1999
publisher:
Havforskningsinstituttet
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_2015062208134_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/7ef451909c7dd9acc3df16d1aae45964
id:
1ced932d25bdfcc5183aca7dd88c48ce
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2015021048010
title:
Satstingsnotat for konkretisering av Havforskningsinstituttets strategi
creators:
1 results
1. Havforskningsinstituttet
year:
2008
publisher:
Havforskningsinstituttet
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_2015021048010_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/1ced932d25bdfcc5183aca7dd88c48ce
id:
c878511623a4b5beb7bbb52524155e18
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2014061205162
title:
Miljørapport for 1991
creators:
1 results
1. Havforskningsinstituttet
year:
1991
publisher:
Havforskningsinstituttet
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:
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