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NLB make available several APIs and data services that can be used to create, complement or be integrated into your services to better our common customer experience.
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API key is required for access; please request for one using the Open Web Service Application Form.
Catalogue Search
REST Web Service to search and retrieve physical library items and item availability at NLB's libraries.
Title Recommendation
REST Web Service which returns list of suggested reads from NLB's libraries, based from NLB recommendation service.
eResources Search
REST Web Service to search NLB eResources such as book title, summary and URL etc.
Library
REST Web Service that returns a list of NLB library details.
Note: Refer to NLB Open Web Services documentation for more details.
API key is required for access; please request for one using the Open Web Service Application Form.
Catalogue Search
REST Web Service to search and retrieve physical library items and item availability at NLB's libraries.
Title Recommendation
REST Web Service which returns list of suggested reads from NLB's libraries, based from NLB recommendation service.
eResources Search
REST Web Service to search NLB eResources such as book title, summary and URL etc.
Library
REST Web Service that returns a list of NLB library details.
Note: Refer to NLB Open Web Services documentation for more details.
Please note that the actual contents are subjected to non-commercial use.
Keen to glean insights about Singapore’s history, culture, and the arts - through data? Now you can! The National Library’s digital collection comprises of various formats such as digitised books, magazines, maps, newspapers, images, sound and video recordings and websites. We have made the metadata of this collection available in the form of open datasets for non-commercial visualisation and analysis.
Please note that the actual contents are subjected to non-commercial use.
Keen to glean insights about Singapore’s history, culture, and the arts - through data? Now you can! The National Library’s digital collection comprises of various formats such as digitised books, magazines, maps, newspapers, images, sound and video recordings and websites. We have made the metadata of this collection available in the form of open datasets for non-commercial visualisation and analysis.