MSUS President Dr. Habib W. Macaayong signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Regional Director

STARBOOKS

MSUS President Dr. Habib W. Macaayong signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Regional Director Engineer Mahmud L. Kingking on January 6, 2020. Under the Memorandum of Understanding, DOST will provide the University Library with several Science And Technology Academic Research-Based Openly-Operated Kiosks or what is known as Library in a Box. This Library in a Box will greatly benefit students and researchers of the University who can access the resources even without the benefit of an Internet connection.

The DOST website provides the following information:

STARBOOKS contains hundreds and thousands of digitized science and technology resources in various formats (text and video/audio) placed in specially design “pods” set in a user-friendly interface. Its special features are:
It is a standalone Information kiosk, hence, information access is possible even without internet connection;
It is a compendium 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 Filipino’s entrepreneurial capacity.

Purpose of STARBOOKS:
(1) To create interest in the field of Science and Technology which may increase the number of Filipinos enrolling in S&T courses;
(2) To encourage great and curious minds to develop new ideas—inventions and innovations; and
(3) To inspire one’s capacity for entrepreneurship and research for socio-economic development.

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