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Education

Catalogue Search

NLB (National Library Board)

REST Web Service to search and retrieve physical library items and item availability at NLB's libraries.

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Document - Code References

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Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

National Library Board. (2025). Catalogue Search (2025) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved October 11, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_6a8d81084dfcb26248545b8a91362ce6/view

About this dataset

Contact

nlblabs@nlb.gov.sg

Created on

27 Feb 2025

Licence

Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

Agency

NLB (National Library Board)