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 2026-10-15T17:06:54Z in 0.334 seconds.

total:

3807

page:

size:

items:

25 results

id:
a74d3413b52a2911d083a876cb25c781
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Vingmed som bidragsyter i norsk medisinsk teknisk forskning og utvikling : 50 årsdag og noen trekk fra utviklingen av norsk hjertemedisin
creators:
1 results
1. Jensen, Øystein
year:
2019
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/a74d3413b52a2911d083a876cb25c781
id:
09d2c34f286df2a6dd5d062c6a8aaa63
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Samarbeid har gitt hjertesuksess
creators:
1 results
1. Halvorsen, Finn
year:
2009
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/09d2c34f286df2a6dd5d062c6a8aaa63
id:
2fe68d4cb775301d577d776bf445ddeb
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Tøyer tekniske grenser for å redde liv
creators:
1 results
1. Stensvold, Tore
year:
2015
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/2fe68d4cb775301d577d776bf445ddeb
id:
f13ae8abfa5eaf7ab1e5a045e0549b5b
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Ingeniørbragden!
creators:
1 results
1. Aadland, Camilla
year:
2009
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/f13ae8abfa5eaf7ab1e5a045e0549b5b
id:
879953e52d59c451b58037629b687336
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Hjertets livredder
creators:
1 results
1. Lund, Elisabeth
year:
2003
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/879953e52d59c451b58037629b687336
id:
e1cdb26e4affb7b215f10e6e162938b7
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Inn i kroppen i fire dimensjoner
creators:
1 results
1. Rygh, Mona Gravningen
year:
2000
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/e1cdb26e4affb7b215f10e6e162938b7
id:
8339c7ff7d9206943c919da333dc80d3
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Vingmed Sounds suksessblanding : kreativt samvirke mellom medisin, teknikk og marked
creators:
not reported by source
year:
1995
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/8339c7ff7d9206943c919da333dc80d3
id:
42c7fdbbae060d8ccae89d7b6bba7b74
urn:
not reported by source
title:
"Norsk medisinsk-teknisk industri, fra Nycotron til Vingmed sound" : om Arne Wøyen og hans foredrag på MTF'94
creators:
1 results
1. Jensen, Øystein
year:
1994
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/42c7fdbbae060d8ccae89d7b6bba7b74
id:
e6c1923672d0a4bbed5597ea3a3603c4
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Medisinsk teknologi i verdensklasse
creators:
1 results
1. Halvorsen, Finn
year:
1994
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/e6c1923672d0a4bbed5597ea3a3603c4
id:
828a29ed45cbefa3f972294fc4447ca8
urn:
not reported by source
title:
Den nye hjertebroen
creators:
1 results
1. Vonen, Merete
year:
1996
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/828a29ed45cbefa3f972294fc4447ca8
id:
1e7bc5bf93246f981771850a30a0df64
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2026070806064
title:
Product development : effects of a company's network on relationships
creators:
2 results
1. Gressetvold, Espen
2. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Institutt for industriell økonomi og teknologiledelse
year:
2004
publisher:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management, 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_2026070806064_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/1e7bc5bf93246f981771850a30a0df64
id:
6e5a84cd2a9c61874b77c7d167c30253
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012050705018
title:
Innovasjon og næringsutvikling i Vestfold - en truet suksesshistorie?
creators:
3 results
1. Fraas, Morten
2. Pedersen, Trond Einar
3. Isaksen, Arne
year:
2003
publisher:
STEP - Senter for innovasjonsforskning
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_2012050705018_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/6e5a84cd2a9c61874b77c7d167c30253
id:
bbd41c90d5c5268c4ee6e41d55bcf7fd
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012071708029
title:
Bedrifters internasjonalisering og teknologioverføring
creators:
2 results
1. Nilsson, Jan-Evert
2. Aasen, Berit
year:
1986
publisher:
Gruppen for ressursstudier
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_2012071708029_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/bbd41c90d5c5268c4ee6e41d55bcf7fd
id:
70e350db9870abdcba89a39892c1f0b4
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008030400039
title:
Bildebehandling og mønstergjenkjenning (1992-1994) : sluttrapport : MOI 28712
creators:
1 results
1. Norges forskningsråd Området for industri og energi
year:
1995
publisher:
Norges forskningsråd, Industri og energi
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008030400039_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/70e350db9870abdcba89a39892c1f0b4
id:
fd9d75b37615481a95163fbff7cfe3e9
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2022062980099_003
title:
TI-nytt : informasjonstidsskrift fra Teknologisk institutt, TI. 1991 Nr. 3
creators:
1 results
1. Teknologisk institutt
year:
1991
publisher:
Instituttet
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_2022062980099_003_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/fd9d75b37615481a95163fbff7cfe3e9
id:
2c64cb876bbc973b10c72f9a049abc99
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021022405044
title:
Capabilities in context : the usefulness of the concept of episodic network contexts of relationships for understanding how a firm develops a new capabiblity
creators:
3 results
1. Holmen, Elsebeth
2. Gressetvold, Espen
3. Pedersen, Ann-Charlott
year:
2002
publisher:
Trondheim økonomiske høgskole
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_2021022405044_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2c64cb876bbc973b10c72f9a049abc99
id:
78d452edb8b9d736e6272db36d348364
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009082504010
title:
Health care products & services
creators:
1 results
1. Eckmann, Carol
year:
1999
publisher:
Norwegian Trade Council
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_2009082504010_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/78d452edb8b9d736e6272db36d348364
id:
a1e234998fbb028733914e5ddbb696a3
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016080908023
title:
Transmission of digital ultrasound images
creators:
2 results
1. Leister, Wolfgang
2. DISSH (prosjekt)
year:
2005
publisher:
Norsk regnesentral
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_2016080908023_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/a1e234998fbb028733914e5ddbb696a3
id:
4ba9f8affa376e92821ebfdbf1a373f3
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_gjengangeren_null_null_20050401_154_72_1
title:
Gjengangeren
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20050401
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Vestfold
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_gjengangeren_null_null_20050401_154_72_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/4ba9f8affa376e92821ebfdbf1a373f3
id:
0356391f6815f2c910baaffa605d1c30
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_gjengangeren_null_null_19980217_148_40_1
title:
Gjengangeren
creators:
not reported by source
year:
19980217
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Vestfold
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_gjengangeren_null_null_19980217_148_40_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0356391f6815f2c910baaffa605d1c30
id:
5edc9fa8018ff1844949a9eedcefd8c2
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_gjengangeren_null_null_20100914_159_176_1
title:
Gjengangeren
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20100914
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Vestfold
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_gjengangeren_null_null_20100914_159_176_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5edc9fa8018ff1844949a9eedcefd8c2
id:
60cae7f8f6dcee20f1b81f3a62cdc9f2
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_finansavisen_null_null_19990730_8_170_1
title:
Finansavisen
creators:
not reported by source
year:
19990730
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_19990730_8_170_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/60cae7f8f6dcee20f1b81f3a62cdc9f2
id:
cee216463db4f3f69347ece6a34be62e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2026061606047
title:
Intraoperative ultrasound assessment in coronary artery bypass surgery : with special reference to coronary anastomoses and the ascending aorta
creators:
1 results
1. Ibrahim, Khalid S.
year:
2010
publisher:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging
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