| Data Services | |
| Booklist of Popular Titles | An XML data feed of NLB items, ordered by number of loans for each Dewey Decimal number (i.e 001,002, …,999). Each DDC number has a maximum of 100 records. The list will be refreshed on a monthly basis. Sample XML feed for DDC number 332, Financial economics. |
| Booklist of Recent Titles | An XML data feed of NLB items, ordered by latest arrival date for each Dewey Decimal number (i.e 001, 002,…,999). Each DDC number has a maximum of 100 records. The list will be refreshed on a monthly basis. Sample XML feed for DDC number 332, Financial economics. |
| (eBook Catalogue) READ! Singapore Short Stories | An XML data feed of downloadable ebooks from the READ! Singapore programme. Please note that the actual content needs an API key to access and subject to non-commercial use. |
| (eBook Catalogue) BookSG | An XML data feed of downloadable ebooks from Singapore Digitised Book collection. Please note that the actual content needs an API key to access and subject to non-commercial use. |
| (eBook Catalogue) Malay eBooks | An XML data feed of downloadable ebooks and multimedia ebooks from selected collections of Malay ebooks. Please note that the actual content needs an API key to access and subject to non-commercial use. |
| This service has been deprecated. An XML feed of Children and Classic downloadable ebooks from selected collections of World eBook Library. |
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| (eContent Catalogue) Infopedia | An XML data feed of articles on Singapore’s history, culture, people and events. |
| (eContent Catalogue) SNAP | An XML data feed of NLB’s photo collection – Singapore National Album of Pictures (SNAP). |
| Library Programmes | An XML data feed of programmes organised by NLB libraries. |
| NLB Library Locations | An XML data feed of all NLB libraries with library description and geo-spatial data. |
| New Arrivals (Library Items) | An XML data feed of new titles added to NLB’s libraries. |
| NLB Videos | Collection of videos produced or made available by NLB for public access |
| (eContent Catalogue) PictureSG Metadata | An XML data feed of metadata from PictureSG collection at http://pictures.nl.sg by Subjects. Please note that other subject categories are also available. |
| Popular Singapore Memory | An XML data feed of most viewed submissions from Singapore Memory project at http://singaporememory.sg. Please note that the actual content are subject to non-commercial use. |
| Recent Singapore Memory | An XML data feed of most recent submissions to Singapore Memory project at http://singaporememory.sg. Please note that the actual content are subject to non-commercial use. |
| Data Collections | |
| *new* Singapore Memory Collection | A file containing highlighted Singapore Memory submissions in individual XML file format for download. Please register or email nlblabs@nlb.gov.sg for access. Please note that the actual content are subject to non-commercial use. |
| *new*SNB Collection | A file containing Singapore National Bibliography (SNB) titles from 1962 to 2013 in MARCXML format for download. Please register or email nlblabs@nlb.gov.sg for access. |
| Web Services | |
| Catalogue Search | Support search and retrieval of details of physical library items, as well as the item availability at NLB’s libraries. |
| Singapore Memory Search | Support search and retrieval of details of personal memories from Singapore Memory project. The search could support searches by Keyword, geocode with radius and by Social tag. |
| Title Recommendation | Return a list of suggested reads owned by NLB’s libraries based on NLB recommendation service. |
If you are keen to collaborate with us, kindly complete the request form and submit to us.
1) Request form for individual application. (PDF version)
2) Request form for corporate application. (PDF version)
Please read our Terms of Use for the above data services.
If you discover any anomaly or possible error with our data services, please do not hesitate to give us a shout using this link.
Alternatively you can email us at: nlblabs@nlb.gov.sg
We shall get back to you and look into the issue as soon as possible.