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 2026-10-23T19:47:51Z in 0.514 seconds.

total:

page:

size:

items:

11 results

id:
040e523b54053c918678aa0093ee599e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000031698
title:
Improving photon and proton radiotherapy of locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer
creators:
1 results
1. Fjellanger, Kristine
year:
2024
publisher:
University of Bergen
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_000031698_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/040e523b54053c918678aa0093ee599e
id:
69b89a6c036fda18d4f41f4ca36f8756
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024082883147_001
title:
Teknisk ukeblad (trykt utg.) : Norges fremste på teknologi. 2024 Vol. 171 Nr. 3
creators:
3 results
1. Norske sivilingeniørers forening
2. Norges ingeniørorganisasjon - NITO
3. Den polytekniske forening
year:
2024
publisher:
Teknisk ukeblad media
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_2024082883147_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/69b89a6c036fda18d4f41f4ca36f8756
id:
fc92b6a7a3d8aff4152cf4cd1c8949db
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000036136
title:
Associations between biomarkers, radiation dose distribution, and late effects in head and neck cancer survivors : a cross-sectional study in long-term head and neck cancer survivors
creators:
1 results
1. Huynh, Thuy-Tien Maria
year:
2024
publisher:
Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, 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_000036136_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/fc92b6a7a3d8aff4152cf4cd1c8949db
id:
09d18b250ae68eb3d47277b8ecebe7bc
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000081432
title:
Improving current treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer through adaptive radiotherapy
creators:
1 results
1. Hundvin, Johanna Austrheim
year:
2026
publisher:
University of Bergen
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_000081432_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/09d18b250ae68eb3d47277b8ecebe7bc
id:
f32d5a9a8ba3beca96840f97e54fd06a
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2026061206021
title:
Deep-inspiration breath-hold : development and utilization of a deep-inspiration breath-hold system for breast cancer radiotherapy
creators:
1 results
1. Jensen, Christer André
year:
2018
publisher:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine
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_2026061206021_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/f32d5a9a8ba3beca96840f97e54fd06a
id:
3e8d4d8d6d10483ec20297fd7babd629
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023112080071_003
title:
ODIN-fond (aksjefond) : informasjon og årsrapport ... : aksjefond. januar 2005 Nr. 1
creators:
1 results
1. ODIN forvaltning
year:
2005
publisher:
ODIN forvaltning
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_2023112080071_003_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/3e8d4d8d6d10483ec20297fd7babd629
id:
584960692a7023dd89d9b9002ab2ba63
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_finansavisen_null_null_20210323_30_69_1
title:
Finansavisen
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20210323
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Oslo
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_digavis_finansavisen_null_null_20210323_30_69_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/584960692a7023dd89d9b9002ab2ba63
id:
d0d712afab84c84dd9fea335782785b4
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2026011948026
title:
[18F] FACBC PET in diagnostics, prognostication and treatment planning of gliomas
creators:
1 results
1. Vindstad, Benedikte Emilie
year:
2026
publisher:
NTNU Fakultetet for medisin og helsevitenskap
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_2026011948026_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/d0d712afab84c84dd9fea335782785b4
id:
6552cf05aceccf8a004436906fb566cd
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_finansavisen_null_null_20040421_13_91_1
title:
Finansavisen
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20040421
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Oslo
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_digavis_finansavisen_null_null_20040421_13_91_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/6552cf05aceccf8a004436906fb566cd
id:
3f019bbc7513755ca1c35f8ed48e38c4
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_finansavisen_null_null_20050527_14_118_1
title:
Finansavisen
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20050527
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Oslo
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_digavis_finansavisen_null_null_20050527_14_118_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/3f019bbc7513755ca1c35f8ed48e38c4
id:
39991c0f72768824c283cf9c38f30792
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2023041448023
title:
Assessment of machine learning methods for automatic tumor segmentation = : Evaluering av maskinlæringsmetoder for automatisk tumorsegmentering
creators:
3 results
1. Grøndahl, Aurora Rosvoll
2. Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet
3. Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet Fakultet for miljøvitenskap og teknologi
year:
2023
publisher:
NMBU
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_2023041448023_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/39991c0f72768824c283cf9c38f30792

limit:

offset:

returned:

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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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