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 2026-11-13T14:51:24Z in 0.590 seconds.

total:

174617

page:

size:

items:

25 results

id:
bf891242d596cc99d6c064ea070fe44f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_UPC_197187131136_01_0005
title:
Skill
creators:
3 results
1. Subclub
2. Olsson, Yngve
3. Zahl, Bjørn Erik
year:
2022
publisher:
Forte Music
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. eng
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/bf891242d596cc99d6c064ea070fe44f
date:
2022-10-14
id:
976acf16af7506ef2d7fbf92846de869
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Language teaching and skill learning
creators:
1 results
1. Johnson, Keith
year:
1996
publisher:
Blackwell
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/976acf16af7506ef2d7fbf92846de869
id:
d75c8f197de9f3ace65f1cf0ab7d0387
urn:
not reported by source
title:
A matter of skill and other stories
creators:
1 results
1. Whitby, Beatrice
year:
1896
publisher:
Hurst and Blackett
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/d75c8f197de9f3ace65f1cf0ab7d0387
id:
1b9f1fa9ba4c150d36f4a3967a1d516a
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Acquisition of skill
creators:
1 results
1. Bilodeau, Edward A.
year:
1966
publisher:
Academic 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/1b9f1fa9ba4c150d36f4a3967a1d516a
id:
3ef4f6dfc16fb5a847361d487e618e98
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Fundamentals of skill
creators:
1 results
1. Welford, A. T.
year:
1971
publisher:
Methuen
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/3ef4f6dfc16fb5a847361d487e618e98
id:
4e035214d39cbd9cbd1eb10bc3361a00
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Skill deg ad
creators:
1 results
1. Gjendød (musikkgruppe)
year:
2021
publisher:
Darker Than Black
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
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/4e035214d39cbd9cbd1eb10bc3361a00
id:
5d7ef1c07892ca61259d8a695b9d93a2
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Teaching soccer skill
creators:
1 results
1. Worthington, Eric
year:
1974
publisher:
Lepus
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/5d7ef1c07892ca61259d8a695b9d93a2
id:
758a7c7572260c44a2b064eb87e45e2e
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Movement skill assessment
creators:
2 results
1. Burton, Allen William
2. Miller, Daryl E.
year:
1998
publisher:
Human Kinetics
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/758a7c7572260c44a2b064eb87e45e2e
id:
72b38e8bf6e9eaf2596d8e8c41ad9562
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Skill composition : exploring a wage-based skill measure
creators:
1 results
1. Nilsen, Øyvind A.
year:
2008
publisher:
Statistics Norway
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/72b38e8bf6e9eaf2596d8e8c41ad9562
id:
d6bd4cc27bd67f878892b7399bec1866
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Skill composition : exploring a wage-based skill measure
creators:
1 results
1. Nilsen, Øyvind A.
year:
2008
publisher:
Statistics Norway
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/d6bd4cc27bd67f878892b7399bec1866
id:
e29f3642e13c493f516a77263ddbf926
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010010400027
title:
Skill composition : exploring a wage-based skill measure
creators:
1 results
1. Nilsen, Øivind Anti
year:
2008
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:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010010400027_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/e29f3642e13c493f516a77263ddbf926
id:
3a3eca02255f6928f05b42aa7e35be97
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Skill idretten fra supporterkulturen
creators:
1 results
1. Skaseth, Hans B.
year:
1998
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/3a3eca02255f6928f05b42aa7e35be97
id:
7a8517ac7224657bdb731ae8c467f1e0
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Patterns of skill premia
creators:
2 results
1. Acemoglu, Daron
2. National Bureau of Economic Research (Forente Stater)
year:
1999
publisher:
NBER
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/7a8517ac7224657bdb731ae8c467f1e0
id:
8f1b6350e1784dff39a9f2bb994e4e30
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Skill produksjon og distribusjon
creators:
4 results
1. Nylund, Hilde Kari
2. Lindholt, Tor
3. Juhler, Heidi
4. Joys, Christian
year:
2008
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/8f1b6350e1784dff39a9f2bb994e4e30
id:
bb1478fc7ba5f4ac42128569c27ba769
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Study skill and learning
creators:
1 results
1. Svensson, Lennart
year:
1976
publisher:
Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis
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/bb1478fc7ba5f4ac42128569c27ba769
id:
bf5ee6845685be45f417bc22d33c9c89
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Skill builders for trumpet
creators:
1 results
1. Isacoff, Stuart
year:
1978
publisher:
Schirmer
media_types:
1 results
1. noter
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/bf5ee6845685be45f417bc22d33c9c89
id:
e116b6f94ad02c39153cd8eab1407d0f
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Writing - the neglected skill?
creators:
1 results
1. Groth, Brian
year:
1985
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/e116b6f94ad02c39153cd8eab1407d0f
id:
0d798016845cdac07ed05e10b0f977d4
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Skill building for interpersonal competence
creators:
2 results
1. Ratliffe, Sharon A.
2. Hudson, David D.
year:
1988
publisher:
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
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/0d798016845cdac07ed05e10b0f977d4
id:
42e41bdd57565bafcfacbfab5fdb867f
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Skill mellom små og store
creators:
2 results
1. Hesstvedt, Ola
2. Rodin, Kate
year:
2004
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/42e41bdd57565bafcfacbfab5fdb867f
id:
8120b24c3a7ecf73257fd640be9e6ef3
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Dialogue, skill and tacit knowledge
creators:
3 results
1. Göranzon, Bo
2. Ennals, Richard
3. Hammarén, Maria
year:
2006
publisher:
Wiley
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/8120b24c3a7ecf73257fd640be9e6ef3
id:
a036f1dd5504d675c001918e8bb7e7ff
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Tysk skill og tysk bart
creators:
1 results
1. Müller, Herta
year:
1990
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/a036f1dd5504d675c001918e8bb7e7ff
id:
ad5cc76c1e5a0f8f30b643e862d288e4
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Acme of Skill: Nonkinetic Warfare
creators:
1 results
1. Teo, Cheng Hang
year:
2008
publisher:
Air 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/ad5cc76c1e5a0f8f30b643e862d288e4
id:
b1034a065a94d6ceba3900c3097c7565
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmusikk_EAN_7071245159825_01_0001
title:
Skill deg ut for fan
creators:
5 results
1. Råger Råger
2. Lundkvist, Håkan
3. Pindsle, Jan Fredrik
4. Solli, Bjørn Tore
5. Sundby, Eirik
year:
2014
publisher:
Lydmuren
media_types:
1 results
1. musikk
languages:
1 results
1. und
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/b1034a065a94d6ceba3900c3097c7565
date:
2014-11-15
id:
c09995be407f5dd3ae98ab28a1e75c7b
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Productivity, computerization, and skill change
creators:
1 results
1. Wolff, Edward N.
year:
2002
publisher:
NBER
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/c09995be407f5dd3ae98ab28a1e75c7b
id:
01a31c2b29ca8dd50544de6c9ebdfa69
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Chess skill in man and machine
creators:
1 results
1. Frey, Peter W.
year:
1977
publisher:
Springer
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/01a31c2b29ca8dd50544de6c9ebdfa69

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