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 2026-11-12T02:22:20Z in 0.298 seconds.

total:

page:

size:

items:

17 results

id:
df86d6bd28484da7d25b4ba82e98753e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021011148512
title:
Telemedicine in remote orthopaedic consultations : a randomised controlled trial
creators:
3 results
1. Buvik, Astrid Synnøve
2. UiT Norges arktiske universitet Institutt for samfunnsmedisin
3. UiT Norges arktiske universitet
year:
2020
publisher:
Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
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_digibok_2021011148512_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/df86d6bd28484da7d25b4ba82e98753e
id:
633c2ccb4df86a58cbb1502524bff2d9
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2018013148071
title:
Diabeteshåndboken
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2014
publisher:
Gyldendal akademisk
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
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_digibok_2018013148071_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/633c2ccb4df86a58cbb1502524bff2d9
id:
45bdf025d99ae5bf7677f17b164597af
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_helgelandarbeiderblad_null_null_20060819_77_190_1
title:
Helgeland Arbeiderblad
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2006
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
Nordland
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncnd
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_helgelandarbeiderblad_null_null_20060819_77_190_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/45bdf025d99ae5bf7677f17b164597af
date:
2006-08-19
id:
38858dffa248372a5abd186cde207283
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_helgelandarbeiderbla_null_null_20110113_81_10_1
title:
Helgeland Arbeiderblad
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2011
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
Nordland
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncnd
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_helgelandarbeiderbla_null_null_20110113_81_10_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/38858dffa248372a5abd186cde207283
date:
2011-01-13
id:
d4006c64b81b161ebe47819b469e296a
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009070801042
title:
Telemedisin og neste generasjons Internett = : Telemedicine in the light of the next generation Internet
creators:
3 results
1. Rinde, Eivind
2. Hartviksen, Gjermund
3. Kileng, Frode
year:
1999
publisher:
Telenor forskning og utvikling
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_2009070801042_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/d4006c64b81b161ebe47819b469e296a
id:
b2255f2318668ed3ecfa7f3d9f92eda9
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_gudbrandsdolendagnin_null_null_20190105_182_4_1
title:
Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2019
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Innlandet
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
LIBRARY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_gudbrandsdolendagnin_null_null_20190105_182_4_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b2255f2318668ed3ecfa7f3d9f92eda9
date:
2019-01-05
id:
652d1fd42ef6a185d9aebe33b26e62e2
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013041606027
title:
Sensor control in robotic surgery
creators:
1 results
1. Elle, Ole Jakob
year:
2004
publisher:
Department of Production and Quality Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology, Norwegian University 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_2013041606027_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/652d1fd42ef6a185d9aebe33b26e62e2
id:
597ffe7dd9072c4bc17b43d41bbceb0e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_dagensnaeringsliv_null_null_20131206_124_284_1
title:
Dagens Næringsliv
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2013
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
Oslo
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
LIBRARY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_dagensnaeringsliv_null_null_20131206_124_284_1-1_001_nyhet/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/597ffe7dd9072c4bc17b43d41bbceb0e
date:
2013-12-06
id:
0590a264501cee5918b794d1ffb316e5
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2025071006004
title:
Enhancing the benefits management model for complex eHealth efforts
creators:
3 results
1. Askedal, Kirsti
2. Universitetet i Agder Fakultet for samfunnsvitenskap
3. Universitetet i Agder
year:
2020
publisher:
University of Agder, Faculty of Social Sciences
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_2025071006004_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0590a264501cee5918b794d1ffb316e5
id:
9aeb5759f3ea3edd09e05cf661edf7e6
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025082280023_008
title:
Fagbladet CreditInform. 2007 Vol. 18 Nr. 8
creators:
2 results
1. Creditinform
2. Experian
year:
2007
publisher:
Experian
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_2025082280023_008_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/9aeb5759f3ea3edd09e05cf661edf7e6
id:
d45471a1c04b13cdffb41ffe1f528b24
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025082280019_003
title:
Fagbladet CreditInform. 2011 Vol. 22 Nr. 3
creators:
2 results
1. Creditinform
2. Experian
year:
2011
publisher:
Experian
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_2025082280019_003_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/d45471a1c04b13cdffb41ffe1f528b24
id:
db418eeab784861aafcd6cab27d30724
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025082280019_004
title:
Fagbladet CreditInform. 2011 Vol. 22 Nr. 4
creators:
2 results
1. Creditinform
2. Experian
year:
2011
publisher:
Experian
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_2025082280019_004_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/db418eeab784861aafcd6cab27d30724
id:
13298781363467e8ba364c22d6a839db
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025082280017_011
title:
Fagbladet CreditInform. 2013 Vol. 24 Nr. 11
creators:
2 results
1. Creditinform
2. Experian
year:
2013
publisher:
Experian
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_2025082280017_011_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/13298781363467e8ba364c22d6a839db
id:
b558d4453ffc06a1134125a89dd8ed8e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2023050880043_002
title:
Scandinavian journal of caring sciences (trykt utg.). 2010 Vol. 24 Nr. 2
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2010
publisher:
Blackwell
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
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_digitidsskrift_2023050880043_002_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/b558d4453ffc06a1134125a89dd8ed8e
id:
95f29933785829c3f0b27ea9f9de8d47
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025082280016_005
title:
Fagbladet CreditInform. 2014 Vol. 25 Nr. 5
creators:
2 results
1. Creditinform
2. Experian
year:
2014
publisher:
Experian
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_2025082280016_005_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/95f29933785829c3f0b27ea9f9de8d47
id:
518f1c2d823fda9adbef7bd0fc0ba965
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_aftenposten_null_null_20011117_142_532_1
title:
Aftenposten
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2001
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
Oslo
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
LIBRARY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_aftenposten_null_null_20011117_142_532_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/518f1c2d823fda9adbef7bd0fc0ba965
date:
2001-11-17
id:
edf905c6fd629b0202d077e26ca549d2
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024120983003_001
title:
Bedriftskatalogen BizKit (rosa sider : trykt utg.). 2003
creators:
1 results
1. Findexa
year:
2003
publisher:
Findexa
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_2024120983003_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/edf905c6fd629b0202d077e26ca549d2

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