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 2026-09-24T04:31:15Z in 0.296 seconds.

total:

3047

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
c4f084553f5eb05d97a221342fbf3752
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2025090406082
title:
Feedback practice as responsive pedagogy in teaching English as a foreign language
creators:
3 results
1. Vattøy, Kim-Daniel
2. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
3. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Institutt for lærerutdanning
year:
2020
publisher:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences, Department of Teacher Education
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_2025090406082_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/c4f084553f5eb05d97a221342fbf3752
id:
248b0c4f44516cc7f81fd210267660cf
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000041650
title:
Knausgaard in context
creators:
1 results
1. Neumann, Iver B.
year:
2025
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:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000041650_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/248b0c4f44516cc7f81fd210267660cf
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:
0f7a1e8f589b4955f41fad8fba6b4d9c
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2025120209763
title:
As safe as the bank? : household financial behaviour and economic reasoning in post-soviet Russia
creators:
1 results
1. Andresen, Nils August
year:
2005
publisher:
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
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_2025120209763_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0f7a1e8f589b4955f41fad8fba6b4d9c
id:
b57ed6cdec61f24ae2af24cf05e209e6
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2026011607048
title:
Monitoring, mitigation, management : the Groundwater Project - Safeguarding the world heritage site of bryggen in Bergen
creators:
2 results
1. Schonhowd, Iver
2. Rytter, Jens
year:
2015
publisher:
Riksantikvaren
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_2026011607048_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b57ed6cdec61f24ae2af24cf05e209e6
id:
83e11cc4c1e7eacb6cf764dd4a88dd23
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2017121108007
title:
Perspectives on the development of Russia as a federation
creators:
2 results
1. Blakkisrud, Helge
2. Risnes, Brynjulf
year:
1999
publisher:
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
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_2017121108007_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/83e11cc4c1e7eacb6cf764dd4a88dd23
id:
ef8adc26b31326e3713164feb1e3d4ce
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2024030548101
title:
The augmented learner : the pivotal role of multimedia enhanced learning within a foresight-based learning model designed to accelerate the delivery of higher levels of learner creativity
creators:
1 results
1. Woodgate, Derek
year:
2022
publisher:
University of Agder, Faculty of Engineering and Science
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_2024030548101_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ef8adc26b31326e3713164feb1e3d4ce
id:
2d686649ba941ec89441929807e7b59e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2014092906072
title:
Cattle pastoralists in a multicultural setting : the C-group people in Lower Nubia, 2500-1500 BCE
creators:
1 results
1. Hafsaas, Henriette
year:
2006
publisher:
BRIC
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_2014092906072_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2d686649ba941ec89441929807e7b59e
id:
b103f0b04af6e40600e898864ae34505
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2018040948114
title:
How centralisation fostered local initiative in EDB4tel : a case study meets economic theory
creators:
3 results
1. Bragelien, Iver
2. Stemsrudhagen, Jan Ivar
3. Økonomisk styring og regulatorisk tilpasning i telesektoren (prosjekt)
year:
2005
publisher:
Institute for Research in Economics and Business Administration
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_2018040948114_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b103f0b04af6e40600e898864ae34505
id:
e62b574e4dab832670c024475ff01998
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013051306069
title:
University spin-offs as technology commercialization : a comparative study between Norway, Sweden and the United States
creators:
4 results
1. Sætre, Alf Steinar
2. Ellerås, Beate Kristin
3. Atkinson, Ola Thomas
4. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Institutt for industriell økonomi og teknologiledelse
year:
2006
publisher:
NTNU, Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management
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_2013051306069_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e62b574e4dab832670c024475ff01998

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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How an AI agent should use this page

Ground rule: Navigate with HTML GET links to keep explanations and relationships. Use the page's JSON alternative only when concrete values must be extracted, compared or computed.

How to use the search lookup

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
Follow linked results to canonical pages before combining sources.

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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