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“Ang ganda pala! (It is so nice!)” a librarian exclaimed as the contents of STARBOOKS splashed  onscreen, and participants on a hands-on demonstration browsed over the rich contents.

STARBOOKS, or  Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly Operated Kiosk Station,   is the country’s first digital science and technology (S&T) library.  It can be accessed offline,  making it ideal for students and researchers in areas still unreached by the Internet and have no access to the latest S&T materials.

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Regional Director Edgar Esperancilla of the Department of Science and Technology – VIII received  53 STARBOOKS disks from Robelyn Cruz of DOST-Science and Technology Information Institute (DOST-STII). The disks, pre-installed with STARBOOKS contents, are ready for setting up in various schools and communities in the region. Developed by DOST-STII , STARBOOKS or  Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly Operated Kiosk Station,   is the country’s first digital science and technology (S&T) library.  It can be accessed offline,  making it ideal for students and researchers in areas still unreached by the Internet and have no access to the latest S&T materials. (Framelia V. Anonas, S&T Media Service)

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The Department of Science and Technology- Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) launched and distributed the Valley Fault System (VFS) Atlas to local government officials recently at the PHIVOLCS office in Diliman, Quezon City.

The Valley Fault System (VFS) Atlas is a handbook of large scale maps showing in detail areas traversed by the Valley Fault System, an active fault system in the Greater Metro Manila Area (GMMA). The fault system has two fault traces: the 10 km long East Valley Fault in Rizal and the 100 km long West Valley Fault that runs through different cities and towns in Bulacan, Rizal, Metro Manila, Cavite and Laguna. The West Valley Fault can generate a large earthquake which poses threat to people’s lives, buildings, infrastructure, and livelihood.

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High school and college students in ten campuses of Capiz State University (CAPSU) in Roxas City, Capiz in Region VI can now perform science research work more conveniently with the formal turnover of 35 STARBOOKS units by the Department of Science and Technology-Science and Technology Information Institute (DOST-STII) at the CAPSU Main Campus in Roxas City recently.

The ten CAPSU campuses now equipped with STARBOOKS units are the main campus in Roxas City, Burias, Dumarao, Sigma, Pilar, Pontevedra, Mambusao, Dayao, Sapian, and Tapaz campuses.