Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

DOST Regional Office No. VI
ISO 9001:2015 ISO/IEC 17025:2005
region6.dost.gov.ph

For Press Release: 12 July 2018 Draft No. 01

DOST trains Ilonggo minorities on STARBOOKS

Iloilo — As part of Department of Science and Technology (DOST) VI’s Grants-in-Aid (GIA)
Project entitled “Enhancement of Coffee Production of Nagpana Minorities Association”, DOST in
partnership with the Taytay sa Kauswagan, Inc. (TSKI) conducted a training on Science and
Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly Operated Kiosk Stations (STARBOOKS) for
Nagpana Primary School staff and teachers in Sitio Nagpana, Brgy. Lipata, Barotac Viejo, Iloilo last
July 4, 2018.

The availment of STARBOOKS by the school paves way for an easier access to educational
and scientific references that are essential for the cultivation of students’ knowledge and interests on
certain topics and principles. The training was performed in order to orient the school staff and teachers
on the creation and purpose of STARBOOKS, its features, contents, access (admin-based and user-
based) and local networking through a Wi-Fi router.

STARBOOKS intend to make S&T information accessible and available to students

specifically in the Yolanda-stricken areas. Moreover, recent updates include full educational and
livelihood videos, DOST publications and library materials.

The latest version of STARBOOKS include changes and updates on report generation and
submission, uploading of patches, updates on its site, sharing STARBOOKS server to the network.

DOST-STII is quickly moving forward by transforming its library into the first Philippine
Science Digital Library. STARBOOKS is STII’s answer to the clamor of researchers to easier access
to information, especially science and technology information. As part of the implementation of the
STARBOOKS, DOST-STII tapped non-government organizations to support its implementation.

Although the concept of digital libraries is not new, not all countries have completely
transformed their libraries from traditional libraries, filled with endless rows of shelves of books and
other materials, to digital libraries with endless rows of tables of computer units.

The resource speakers for the training were Ms. Mary Beth D. Grecia, SRS II of Iloilo PSTC - DOST
VI (Introduction on STARBOOKS) and Mr. Garry T. Balinon, SRS II of MIS-DOST VI who
introduced STARBOOKS and discussed networking and troubleshooting. (DOST6/JRAGabiota)

Department of Science and Technology Regional Office No. VI
Magsaysay Village, La Paz, Iloilo City 5000
Trunkline Nos: (033) 320-0907, 330-1565, 508-6739
Telefax: 320-0908 (Telefax)
Office of the Regional Director: local 100 Iloilo Provincial Science and Technology Center: local 104
Finance and Administrative Services: local 102 S&T Scholarship Section: local 107
Technical Operations: local 103, (033) 508-7183 Regional Standards and Testing Laboratory: local 108
DOST-GEN-FO2 Rev 01 06Apr2018 RRG/rcs
 Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DOST Regional Office No. VI
ISO 9001:2015 ISO/IEC 17025:2005
region6.dost.gov.ph
Remarks:
Noted: _________________________
Approved: _________________________
Department of Science and Technology Regional Office No. VI
Magsaysay Village, La Paz, Iloilo City 5000
Trunkline Nos: (033) 320-0907, 330-1565, 508-6739
Telefax: 320-0908 (Telefax)
Caption: Nagpana Primary School
staff and teachers actively
participates on STARBOOKS
Training (Photo: DOSTVI-
IloiloPSTC).
Caption: A hands-on activity was
conducted to allow the participants,
some of which include minorities
from Nagpana, Lipata, Barotac Viejo,
Iloilo to experience STARBOOKS
and learn the proper way for
troubleshooting and networking.
(Photo: DOSTVI-IloiloPSTC).
Date: _________________
Date: _________________
Office of the Regional Director: local 100 Iloilo Provincial Science and Technology Center: local 104
Finance and Administrative Services: local 102 S&T Scholarship Section: local 107
Technical Operations: local 103, (033) 508-7183 Regional Standards and Testing Laboratory: local 108
DOST-GEN-FO2 Rev 01 06Apr2018 RRG/rcs