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; 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: string. One of date, title, otherid, firstDigitalContentTime, optionally suffixed ",desc" (default: relevance).

Result

Source: National Library of Norway. Retrieved 2026-11-03T07:22:41Z in 0.416 seconds.

total:

45890

page:

size:

items:

25 results

id:
9d4d70c5597bbadd1a617ee50f0c1c53
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Child mobility as household risk management
creators:
1 results
1. Kielland, Anne
year:
2009
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/9d4d70c5597bbadd1a617ee50f0c1c53
id:
8614ae2e9c533eb445bd1665cdd01aff
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Child mobility as household risk management
creators:
1 results
1. Kielland, Anne
year:
not reported by source
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/8614ae2e9c533eb445bd1665cdd01aff
id:
857d3473c49292a496371670428902f3
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009030304110
title:
Mobility as an open distributed processing transparency
creators:
1 results
1. Do, van Thuan
year:
1997
publisher:
UNIK - Center for Technology at Kjeller
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_2009030304110_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/857d3473c49292a496371670428902f3
id:
b257cda9970288a72569882d1e111f8d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000008034
title:
Urban mobility : architectures, geographies and social space
creators:
3 results
1. Urban Mobility – Architectures, Geographies and Social Space (symposium) Malmø 2015
2. Toft, Anne Elisabeth
3. Rönn, Magnus
year:
2017
publisher:
Nordisk arkitekturforskning
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_000008034_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b257cda9970288a72569882d1e111f8d
id:
a56adcc16901621eacba69a646df6f34
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2017010648114
title:
Adult education as a channel of social mobility
creators:
1 results
1. Gooderham, Paul N.
year:
1992
publisher:
P. N. Gooderham
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_2017010648114_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a56adcc16901621eacba69a646df6f34
id:
0ec6a9e0e1be2643cc6afe4cbf36e00d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010081608047
title:
A legal advisory system concerning electronic data interchange within the European Community : a report for the programme Human Capital & Mobility
creators:
2 results
1. Mitrakas, Andreas
2. Human Capital & Mobility (program)
year:
1996
publisher:
Tano-Aschehoug
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_2010081608047_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0ec6a9e0e1be2643cc6afe4cbf36e00d
id:
48665365f1917161535855bb1cfc9452
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Mobility and theatre : theatre makers as nomadic subjects
creators:
1 results
1. Saro, Anneli
year:
2015
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/48665365f1917161535855bb1cfc9452
id:
a64afa97d2bd2eebad63c3240857a1a4
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Security/Mobility : politics of movement
creators:
2 results
1. Leese, Matthias
2. Wittendorp, Stef
year:
2017
publisher:
Manchester 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/a64afa97d2bd2eebad63c3240857a1a4
id:
608b8312acb3e8c098eefb1600a5c68d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008111900012
title:
The Mobility and Rehabilitation Programme in Uganda : a sociocultural approach to working with visually impaired persons
creators:
4 results
1. Tellevik, Jon Magne
2. Mobility and Rehabilitation Programme
3. Tambartun kompetansesenter
4. Elmerskog, Bengt
year:
2001
publisher:
Tambartun Resource Centre
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_2008111900012_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/608b8312acb3e8c098eefb1600a5c68d
id:
9e9f4b886aaff3a24f078bec9485aac8
urn:
not reported by source
title:
SADC Futures of e-Mobility: EVs as Enablers of a New Energy Paradigm
creators:
not reported by source
year:
not reported by source
publisher:
South African Institute of International Affairs
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/9e9f4b886aaff3a24f078bec9485aac8
id:
cf2bd17c7080225ebb848ff6b11ec221
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Income mobility as an equalizer of permanent income
creators:
2 results
1. Aaberge, Rolf
2. Mogstad, Magne
year:
2014
publisher:
Statistics Norway, Research Department
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/cf2bd17c7080225ebb848ff6b11ec221
id:
5925562f8d2c4313da6a8a190a166ac5
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010092703043
title:
Conference proceedings : International Mobility Conference no. 8 : Trondheim and Melhus, Norway, May 10-19, 1996. 2
creators:
4 results
1. International mobility conference
2. Tambartun kompetansesenter
3. Tellevik, Jon Magne
4. Haugum, Gunvor E.
year:
1996
publisher:
Tambartun National Resource Centre
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_2010092703043_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5925562f8d2c4313da6a8a190a166ac5
id:
122a23afb521f584f97358e0617b07b2
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000005770
title:
From automobility to (auto)mobility : studies of car-sharing practices in sustainability transitions of mobility systems
creators:
1 results
1. Svennevik, Elisabeth M.C.
year:
2022
publisher:
TIK Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo
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_000005770_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/122a23afb521f584f97358e0617b07b2
id:
89f4a0bc33affd7dca7c7ab65e920981
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2007092000034
title:
Turnover and career mobility
creators:
1 results
1. Greve, Arent
year:
1992
publisher:
Alma Mater
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_2007092000034_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/89f4a0bc33affd7dca7c7ab65e920981
id:
28c71102d0657607919f8c33fdc422ab
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016110948015
title:
Modelling mobility of researchers
creators:
1 results
1. Hauknes, Johan
year:
1994
publisher:
STEP group
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_2016110948015_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/28c71102d0657607919f8c33fdc422ab
id:
a4628a59b3d77015193cf29688871df8
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Mobility as progressivity : ranking income processes according to equality of opportunity
creators:
2 results
1. Benabou, Roland
2. Ok, Efe A.
year:
2001
publisher:
National Bureau of Economic 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/a4628a59b3d77015193cf29688871df8
id:
c376d8a69549bbbdb1c87e4ca033d002
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Between cosmopolitanism and the locals : mobility as a resource in the transition to adulthood
creators:
2 results
1. Thomson, Rachel
2. Taylor, Rebecca
year:
2005
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/c376d8a69549bbbdb1c87e4ca033d002
id:
140f7f9f3ea9ed4c402daeafc34d2868
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013030606040
title:
Measuring mobility : some methodological issues
creators:
3 results
1. Virtaharju, Markku
2. Flows of Human Capital in the Nordic countries (prosjekt)
3. Åkerblom, Mikael
year:
2003
publisher:
STEP - Centre for Innovation 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_2013030606040_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/140f7f9f3ea9ed4c402daeafc34d2868
id:
aafdd30fc3b86a648a47441107e9a6d8
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2017111548151
title:
Petroleum taxation under endogenous mobility
creators:
2 results
1. Osmundsen, Petter
2. International tax competition in the petroleum industry (prosjekt)
year:
1998
publisher:
Foundation 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_2017111548151_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/aafdd30fc3b86a648a47441107e9a6d8
id:
08f90e8b201e42031b2929be5b87e5cc
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010100409041
title:
Corporate taxation under endogenous mobility
creators:
1 results
1. Osmundsen, Petter
year:
1998
publisher:
Norges handelshøyskole, Institutt for samfunnsøkonomi
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_2010100409041_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/08f90e8b201e42031b2929be5b87e5cc
id:
e2b375f4ed0043c202754f955e21e7d7
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009101400066
title:
Corporate taxation under endogenous mobility
creators:
1 results
1. Osmundsen, Petter
year:
1998
publisher:
Stavanger College, School of Science and Technology
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_2009101400066_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e2b375f4ed0043c202754f955e21e7d7
id:
4667ea22319f95ae5a95c706b855476c
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000023873
title:
Intergenerational earnings mobility and divorce
creators:
3 results
1. Bratberg, Espen
2. Vaage, Kjell
3. Rieck, Karsten Marshall Elseth
year:
2011
publisher:
Department of Economics University of Bergen
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
2 results
1. eng
2. 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_pliktmonografi_000023873_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/4667ea22319f95ae5a95c706b855476c
id:
9edb33d4af6ac2a2511de7d8139103f4
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2014102006117
title:
Education and social mobility revisited
creators:
1 results
1. Ramsøy, Natalie Rogoff
year:
1990
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:
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