System and method to research documents in online libraries

摘要

A method and system for storing and searching digital documents, such as digital catalogs, are described. The method in one embodiment comprises inputting digital documents, extracting content from the digital documents, and storing the extracted content in a database so that the content is searchable. The method can include generating a hierarchy of unique database and CMS objects from document covers and pages plus meta data. The method can further include receiving a search query from a user and, in response, identifying content extracted from one of the digital documents and stored in the database, which satisfies the query. The method can further include causing a result set to be output to the user, where the result set includes the identified content which satisfies the search query and an image of a particular page of the digital document from which the identified content was extracted.