How it works

Organising the catalogue

The catalogue is organised into collections (Legislation, Publications & Research, Journals), each divided into subcategories, with each publication carrying its full details — title, author, publisher, date, language, ISBN, price, cover image, and so on — in both Arabic and English where available.

Keeping it up to date

DJI's publications already live in the Institute's existing library system (Libero). Rather than re-enter everything by hand, the Digital Library syncs automatically from Libero on a regular basis:

• New publications appear in the catalogue.
• Updated details (titles, authors, subjects) are refreshed.
• Items removed from Libero are retired from the catalogue.

Administrator choices — like pricing, whether an item is free, and featured items — are never overwritten by a sync, so curation work is safe.

Smart search

Search works in two layers: it instantly matches titles and authors as you type, and for broader questions it understands the meaning behind the words to surface relevant publications even when the wording doesn't match exactly. It still handles precise lookups — law numbers, ISBNs, exact titles.

Reviewing what the AI can use

Not every publication should automatically feed the AI research experience. Before a document becomes available to the Legal Researcher, a reviewer decides:

1. How much of it the AI may use — the full text, a portion (such as the table of contents and introduction), or none (the publication stays findable in the catalogue but its body isn't used).
2. Which file to use — the one already held in the library, or a custom file the reviewer uploads.

A dashboard tracks progress across the whole catalogue — what's pending, approved, in progress, and done. New publications keep flowing in from Libero without ever disturbing items that have already been reviewed and completed. This human check keeps the research experience accurate and within the Institute's control.