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Students and researchers at the Tarlac National High School Annex and  Carlos P. Romulo Library may now access the latest and most relevant science and technology (S&T) information for free, even sans internet connection,  via a stand-alone onsite research kiosk developed by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).

Called the Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly Operated Kiosk Station or STARBOOKS, the first-of-its-kind research tool in the country contains a huge collection of digitized S&T resources in both text and video/audio formats on a wide range of topics. These include food and nutrition, health and medicine, emerging technologies, energy, environment, appropriate livelihood technologies, investigatory projects and theses in different fields.

Students, members of the academe and government employees witnessed the signing of the Memorandum of  Understanding (MOU) between the local government of Tarlac and DOST’s information arm, the Science and Technology Information Institute (STII) to signal STARBOOKS’ debut appearance in Tarlac last February 28, 2013 at the Bulawagang Tarlac in Tarlac City. The MOU was signed by Tarlac Governor Hon. Victor Yap and STII’s Chief of Finance and Administrative Division Arlene Centeno, representing STII Director Raymund E. Liboro.

In his message, Director Liboro said, “We at the DOST always support initiatives that encourage our people to develop new ideas because of this kind of knowledge explosion, and even inspire one’s capacity for entrepreneurship and research for socio-economic development.”

The STARBOOKS  kiosks were acquired by the Tarlac National High School and Carlos P. Romulo Library to become its first beneficiaries in the province.

Previously, 143 STARBOOKS kiosks were already installed in various provinces in the country including schools in Davao and the Cordillera region.

To orient its beneficiary institutions on the proper use and operation of STARBOOKS, STII conducted a seminar and workshop last February 27 at the same venue.

DOST-STII Finance and Administrative Division Chief Arlene Centeno and Governor Victor Yap of the Provincial Government of Tarlac (far right) led the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding for the installation of DOST STARBOOKS (Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly Operated Kiosk Station) in Tarlac National High School Annex and Carlos P. Romulo Library. The MOA signing was held at the Bulawagan Tarlac, Tarlac City on February 28, 2013.

Written by: Allan Ace Aclan   
Friday, 22 March 2013 05:32