TRIVIA

1. NAMFREL
2. MERALCO
3. BAE
4. PAGASA
5. STARBOOKS
1. NAMFREL- National Citizens Movement for Free Elections
2. MERALCO Manila Electric Rail(Road) and Light Company
(Now Manila Electric Company)
3. BAE - Before Anyone Else (Used as a term of
endearment for someone you care about)
4. PAGASA - Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical
and Astronomical Services Administration
5. STARBOOKS - Science and Technology Academic
Research-Based Openly Operated Kiosks
The Prototype Setup

STARBOOKS POD:
P 9, 998.75
 STARBOOKS
A digital science library developed by the
Department of Science and Technology-
Science and Technology Information
Institute (DOST-STII)
It contains tons of science and technology
(S&T)-related materials in text, audio, and
video formats from local and international
sources. The first digital science library in
the Philippines, it has a user-friendly
interface and requires no Internet
connection, making it ideal for areas with
little or no Internet connectivity.
Special features are:
Its a standalone Information kiosk, hence, information
access is possible even without internet connection;
Information available is read-only;
It is a compendium (collection) of S&T information gathered
from all over the world ---
a one stop S&T information source; and
It features videos dubbed Tamang DOSTkarte Livelihood
Videos to stimulate every Filipinos entrepreneurial
capacity;
Aims to:
1. Create interest in the field of Science and Technology
which may increase the number of Filipinos enrolling in
S&T courses;
2. Encourage great and curious minds to develop new
ideas---inventions and innovations; and
3. Inspire ones capacity for entrepreneurship and
research
STEP 1: Click Register Here.
STEP 2:
Fill-up the Registration Form
then click Submit Data
STEP 3:
Login using the User ID provided by the system
and the Password provided by you
STEP 4:
You are now ready to explore the STARBOOKS