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reading process seamless and flexible anywhere and anytime.
Ambitious and pioneering cognitive mission

The key goal of the DKH is to develop a broad digital knowledge base and ensure its accessibility to the Arab
World and beyond. It also seeks to contribute to creating a robust digital infrastructure, which supports

sharing knowledge by enriching the Arab digital library with books, studies, and research, and offering
interactive educational content that addresses the requirements of different age groups. In addition, the hub

seeks to support the dissemination of authentic Arab content and strengthen its position in the digital world
for bridging the digital knowledge gap in the Arab World.

The DKH further seeks to offer and develop an integrated open platform that gathers all knowledge outputs
of the MBRF along with the materials of institutions of the government of Dubai and a wide range of libraries
focused on special age groups and specialized knowledge sectors. The move comes within a comprehensive

smart framework to ensure easy and fast access to diverse knowledge sources in different scientific, literary,
and research disciplines offered by Arab and international publishing houses. Currently, the DKH has over

600,000 titles divided into nearly 6.5 million digital materials.
Goals of DKH
Another objective of the platform is to provide an integrated Arab system for seamless access to information

sources and knowledge content continuously. For instance, it can accommodate the various needs of
education and research by offering a knowledge base rich in digital content in Arabic and other languages,

while also adhering to international standards and protections when building digital libraries and servers to
enhance accessibility and the development, preservation, and availability of digital memory.

Furthermore, it aims to aid in the development of knowledge institutions and societies by providing innovative
solutions for digital systems and knowledge content, while ensuring access to all age groups and knowledge

fields, as well as providing a unique and integrated Arab system for building libraries and preserving
institutions’ digital memory through a unified Arab platform. Moreover, it aims to develop a sophisticated
digital storage structure to ensure the conservation and seamless handling of all kinds of digital sources

including books, articles, studies, research, images, videos, audio recordings, and other forms of digital
content.

3 digital portals and 20 specialized digital libraries
The DKH is divided into three distinct digital portals to offer advanced and personalized search options

aligning with the requirements of different users. The ‘Reader General Portal’ includes large knowledge and
scientific caches covering a variety of disciplines and areas of interest for readers of all categories and age

groups. The second portal – ‘Researchers Portal’ – includes a wide range of materials, studies, research, and
scientific articles, which are specifically designed to meet the needs of academic communities and
educational institutions. Meanwhile, the third portal, ‘Children and Students Portal’, offers a vast collection of

stories and books for children and young people, which is abundant with recreational knowledge content that
will elevate their learning experience innovatively and entertainingly.

The DKH has created 20 specialized libraries, recognizing the urgent need to provide specific books and

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