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Search the collections

The National Library of Sweden (Kungliga biblioteket, KB) provides a number of services for searching our collections. Below you find information about, and links to, a number of our search services.

SEARCH SERVICES

The national library catalogue

Libris is a national library catalogue with material from more than 500 libraries.

Search Libris

Printed material

Regina is KB’s local catalogue of printed material. The online catalogue contains most of our books, magazines, and other printed material.

Search Regina

Audiovisual content

The Swedish Media Database (Svensk mediedatabas, SMDB) is KB’s catalogue of recorded sound, moving images and video games.

Search SMDB

Swedish newspapers

The service offers the possibility to browse and free text search Swedish newspapers from the 17th century onwards.

Search Swedish newspapers

Personal and individual archives

Immerse yourself in Arken, which contains KB’s personal and individual archives on families, associations and organisations.

Search Arken

Research articles, papers and dissertations

Search and download articles, conference papers, and dissertations from Swedish universities, colleges and government agencies.

Search Swepub

Filmarkivet.se

Watch a selection of short films, documentaries, newsreels and commercials from the end of the 19th century onwards.

Search Filmarkivet.se

Manuscripta

Manuscripta is a national catalogue, with descriptions and digitisations of medieval and early modern manuscripts in Sweden

Search Manuscripta

Full list of services

The services listed above are only an assorted selection. You can find the full list of services here (in Swedish).

Request for material

Here you can place an order for material from our private archives and manuscripts.

Can't find what you are looking for?

A vast amount of our material is not yet catalogued. This is particularly true concerning photographs, manuscripts, advertisements, maps and personal archives.

If you need help finding what you are looking for, our staff will be happy to assist you further. Please get in touch.

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