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 2026-11-14T12:31:07Z in 0.510 seconds.

total:

382446

page:

size:

items:

25 results

id:
24088971418a5af2fdd0b0f9953ef39c
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Historien om IBM : "vi er store, men enda større skal vi bli" : [del 1]
creators:
not reported by source
year:
1982
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/24088971418a5af2fdd0b0f9953ef39c
id:
2e4827923923b94078795a32da9c70ab
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Nytt fra IBM Software
creators:
1 results
1. Ibm Software Marketing
year:
not reported by source
publisher:
IBM Software Marketing
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/2e4827923923b94078795a32da9c70ab
id:
0c14ff715eaa22fbb222acf987f276b0
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Og bakom koker karamellene- : nytt CIM-senter hos IBM
creators:
1 results
1. Paulsen, Kai
year:
1991
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/0c14ff715eaa22fbb222acf987f276b0
id:
75c385ea5d08120d448cd7fb5790ca98
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Global logistikkundersøkelse fra IBM: Logistikksjefens strategiske betydning øker
creators:
1 results
1. Madsen, Bjørn
year:
2009
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/75c385ea5d08120d448cd7fb5790ca98
id:
20a262f658eff4e17e43a06612925183
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Junior vs. senior : IBM går nye veier for å motivere nyansatte
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2007
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/20a262f658eff4e17e43a06612925183
id:
09b8cd8cd92f3e75efae5148e05af967
urn:
not reported by source
title:
IBM klarer seg i vanskelig marked
creators:
2 results
1. Sørensen, Robert
2. Thorkildsen, Morten
year:
2003
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/09b8cd8cd92f3e75efae5148e05af967
id:
6bb1aedc7a7e6acd98d39d77d4fdd7ef
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Mastemyrs nye onkel Blå : passord: IBM-sjef
creators:
2 results
1. Finnseth, Hilde
2. Rangnes, Endre
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/6bb1aedc7a7e6acd98d39d77d4fdd7ef
id:
775028e9156f06abdce68288ee76bb74
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013041506267
title:
IBM : bak kulissene
creators:
2 results
1. Rodgers, F.G.
2. Kambestad, Torvald
year:
1986
publisher:
Cappelen
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_2013041506267_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/775028e9156f06abdce68288ee76bb74
id:
6cf17b639322c819c49da45c76afbc13
urn:
not reported by source
title:
IBM - verdens største dataleverandør : hvordan forholder de seg til omstillinger?
creators:
2 results
1. Stokke, Eivind
2. Thorkildsen, Morten
year:
1997
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/6cf17b639322c819c49da45c76afbc13
id:
a7f4c7cdba2d6e513c11fbb9cc074357
urn:
not reported by source
title:
En kanonstart på året : IBM økte programvaresalget med 54 prosent i første kvartal
creators:
1 results
1. Næss, Hans Jørn
year:
2003
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/a7f4c7cdba2d6e513c11fbb9cc074357
id:
373f96b29f5a16eb76209ac1791c8a98
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Ikke bare maskiner : historien om IBM i Norge 1935-1985
creators:
2 results
1. Nerheim, Gunnar
2. Nordvik, Helge Wallum
year:
1986
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/373f96b29f5a16eb76209ac1791c8a98
date:
1986-01-01
id:
d74b772a1d7b7ee3de176a24943f6a01
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2014120407508
title:
Ikke bare maskiner : historien om IBM i Norge 1935-1985
creators:
2 results
1. Nerheim, Gunnar
2. Nordvik, Helge W.
year:
1986
publisher:
Universitetsforlaget
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_2014120407508_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/d74b772a1d7b7ee3de176a24943f6a01
id:
803104a3c3b1a8bdeee9ee33fde1d7a3
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012062806111
title:
IBM personlig system/2
creators:
1 results
1. Hoskins, Jim
year:
1988
publisher:
Dataforlaget
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_2012062806111_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/803104a3c3b1a8bdeee9ee33fde1d7a3
id:
1dee10e8a1d3a488d7a013f6e006926f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013061805107
title:
IBM PC-DOS håndbok
creators:
1 results
1. King, Richard Allen
year:
1985
publisher:
Universitetsforlaget
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_2013061805107_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/1dee10e8a1d3a488d7a013f6e006926f
id:
693cca7ec59b209aa0e6a7b9f1efba23
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Akademisk/teknisk nytt
creators:
1 results
1. Ibm
year:
1986
publisher:
IBM
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/693cca7ec59b209aa0e6a7b9f1efba23
date:
1986-01-01
id:
a0303683cd10ae17729f6947fb1c8625
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013032005044
title:
Du og din IBM PC
creators:
2 results
1. Lewis, T. G.
2. Randers-Pehrson, Øystein
year:
1984
publisher:
Tanum-Norli
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_2013032005044_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a0303683cd10ae17729f6947fb1c8625
id:
ef4996ee8b7e587b440db0cbfcdb3a2d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2007071301014
title:
ABC for IBM PC
creators:
2 results
1. Lasselle, Joan
2. Ramsay, Carol
year:
1985
publisher:
Universitetsforlaget
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_2007071301014_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ef4996ee8b7e587b440db0cbfcdb3a2d
id:
eb2f5c8f76dac374d35fb2623a7dbe1c
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Visjon
creators:
1 results
1. Ibm Norge
year:
1990
publisher:
IBM Norge
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/eb2f5c8f76dac374d35fb2623a7dbe1c
date:
1990-01-01
id:
7ae2f1c7eb5ff8dea8c607cdd5c85821
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2007073004084
title:
Gratisprogrammer for IBM PC og kompatible programmer
creators:
1 results
1. De Presno, Odd
year:
1987
publisher:
TANO
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_2007073004084_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/7ae2f1c7eb5ff8dea8c607cdd5c85821
id:
aa0e0886fb293ebf536278f1dfa930fe
urn:
not reported by source
title:
IBM selger ut : Lenovo Norge stikker av med en omsetning på en halv milliard
creators:
1 results
1. Næss, Hans Jørn
year:
2005
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/aa0e0886fb293ebf536278f1dfa930fe
id:
069b5fb68a9e0e60af90ca7f07139f43
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012080808172
title:
SignWriter for the IBM PC : reference Manual
creators:
2 results
1. Gleaves, Richard
2. Roald, Ingvild K.
year:
1992
publisher:
Bjørkåsen skole videreutdanningssenter
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_2012080808172_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/069b5fb68a9e0e60af90ca7f07139f43
id:
bc8bbbe2dca4d2912a5d572906563101
urn:
not reported by source
title:
IBM - bak kulissene
creators:
1 results
1. Rodgers, Buck
year:
1986
publisher:
Cappelen
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/bc8bbbe2dca4d2912a5d572906563101
date:
1986-01-01
id:
e12c61148a12c49e02bf7b2f805fb2f3
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Programming the IBM 360
creators:
1 results
1. Germain, Clarence B.
year:
1967
publisher:
Prentice-Hall
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/e12c61148a12c49e02bf7b2f805fb2f3
id:
ce35c42ea3f582402488fc3bc93175b5
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Your IBM PC : a guide to the IBM personal computer
creators:
1 results
1. Graham, Lyle J.
year:
1983
publisher:
Osborne/McGraw-Hill
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/ce35c42ea3f582402488fc3bc93175b5
id:
d8ac6d5b5608b32ffbbb9258d6dcf00a
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Akademisk nytt
creators:
1 results
1. Ibm. Akademisk Gruppe
year:
1984
publisher:
IBM, Akademisk gruppe
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/d8ac6d5b5608b32ffbbb9258d6dcf00a
date:
1984-01-01

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