--- name: nlb description: check loans and search resources from the National Library Board of Singapore homepage: https://www.nlb.gov.sg metadata: { "clawdbot": { "emoji": "📚", "requires": { "bins": [] }, "install": [] } } ---

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