NLB

check loans and search resources from the National Library Board of Singapore

NLB Skill

Login to NLB

1. Open https://signin.nlb.gov.sg/authenticate/login
2. Use user myLibrary username and password to login

Check Loans(requires login)

1. Open https://www.nlb.gov.sg/mylibrary/loans
2. Check "Current" Tab to see borrowed items and due dates
3. Check "Overdue" Tab to see past borrowed items

Check Recommendations(requires login)

1. Open https://www.nlb.gov.sg/mylibrary/Home

Search Resources

1. URL Encode the search query
2. Open search result page: https://catalogue.nlb.gov.sg/search?query={url_encoded_query} Optional URL parameter filters:
   • &universalLimiterIds=at_library (to filter to only items available at libraries)
   • &pageNum=0 (to specify page number, starting from 0)
   • &viewType=grid (to view results in grid format)
   • &materialTypeIds=1 (to filter to books only)
   • &collectionIds={collection_ids} (to filter by specific collections, see below for details)
   • &locationIds={location_ids} (to filter by specific libraries, see below for details)
   • languageIds={language_ids} (to filter by specific languages, chi: Chinese, eng: English, mal: Malay, tam: Tamil)

Collection Id Mappings:

Collection Name	Collection Id
Early Literacy 4-6	7
Junior Picture Book	11
Junior	9
Early Literacy Accessible Collection	55
Junior Simple Fiction	12
Junior Accessible Collection	8
Adult	3

Location Id Mappings:

Library Name	Location ID
Toa Payoh Library	23
Bishan Library	6
Central Library	29

Example

For search query "BookLife readers", filtering to items book only, available at Toa Payoh Library, in Junior Picture Book and Junior collections, viewing first page in grid format: https://catalogue.nlb.gov.sg/search?query=BookLife%20readers&pageNum=0&locationIds=23&universalLimiterIds=at_library&collectionIds=11,9,7&viewType=grid&materialTypeIds=1

Open Search Crad Page

1. Click the rearch result link to open the search result page in browser Search Card Page Example: https://catalogue.nlb.gov.sg/search/card?id=127ebe36-bad7-566c-8d81-3a32379254ad&entityType=FormatGroup