STII eBooks

Content and Price List

As of July 2004

 

The STII eBook: A Digital Library for the price of a value meal

 

At only P 80 each CD, the STII ebook on PDF file is very affordable to a student or a housewife's budget, equivalent only to a value meal consisting of a burgher, French fries, some sweet pie or cooler, and a drink. This is like satisfying your intellectual hunger without spending so much. An Adobe Acrobat Reader (software for reading the ebooks) is included on each CD.

Now on its second year, the STII ebooks product line carries nine titles--

  1. Tekno Tulong (17 volumes)
  2. Microsoft Office Tutorials by Tom Murray (30 tutorials)
  3. Biographies of Early Scientists in the Philippines (20 biographies)
  4. Science References (13 books)
  5. ICT Resources (16 books)
  6. Popular Literary Classics (42 novels)
  7. Favorite Screenplays (28 scripts)
  8. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (154 Sonnets, 16 Comedies, 10 Tragedies,

10 Historical Plays, 12 Study Guides, 5 other poems)

9. Web Design Tutorial by Pointafter.com

So far, the STII ebooks on CDs have benefitted two university libraries, two youth and academic foundations, two doctors, a lawyer, numerous science and computer teachers and students, writers, librarians, entrepreneurs, and hundreds of online readers of free editions at oocities.com/science_ebooks2003.

The concept of STII ebooks began in January 2003 when budget constraints made the IRAD Information Products Group think of a way to continue serving the information needs of its clients consisting of educators and other professionals, students and researchers, librarians, writers, and entrepreneurs.

Since costs of paper and other printing supplies have become prohibitive, IRAD published on the Web its former printed publications-- Infoscience, Philippine Technical Information Series, and Tekno Tulong. But online publishing also has some constraints. There are times when the STII Web site cannot be accessed due to technical problems. And not all of STII clients have Internet connection.

Thus IRAD started to produce digital information products on FD (floppy diskettes) initially. Again, FD has limitations. It cannot hold large data and the users miss out on images and other graphic files.

A CD-R seemed perfect. It can hold up to 700 MB of data. Our first CD, in fact consisted of four categories of topics-- Tekno Tulong, Science, ICT, and Literature / Screenplays priced at P 500 each CD. Later on we came up with separate CDs for every topic, as suggested by the librarian from one of our university-clients. The price was lowered to P 200 then P 170 until we found a very attractive pricing, which is P 80 each CD. It was a blessing that we learned where to buy low-cost generic CD-R-- not from bookstores but from computer stores. How we wish we can import directly from Imation Taiwan at a much lower cost, so we can afford to offer our CD products at only P40 each. STII is in search of a generous sponsor-- whether a CD manufacturer or a corporation who will see it fit to include in its CSR program the distribution of STII ebooks on CDs in every library of all public high schools, vocational schools, colleges and universities in the country. Investors may also want to provide hosting and domain for the online editons.

If you or someone you know are interested to be part of this exciting endeavor, please email science_ebooks@stii.dost.gov.ph or call 837 2191 and ask for Cymbeline Villamin, the ebooks project leader. The psychic rewards are immense.

Introduced to the public in July 2003 during the annual National Science and Technology Week at the PTTC in Roxas Boulevard, the STII eBooks on CDs are a public service of the Science and Technology Information Institute to users who do not have a sustained access to Internet. STII supports the WSIS Geneva Declaration 2003, sec. B3, par. 25 (facilitating access to public domain information). Users pay only for subsidized costs of production supplies, storage and retrieval medium together with Internet connectivity that makes possible the downloads of many public domain information which are free from copyright restrictions. Many of the ebooks are also produced and annually updated / revised by in-house content creators.

 

  

STII eBooks

  1. Tekno Tulong Vols. 1-17
  2. Microsoft Tutorials by Dr. Tom Murray
  3. Web Design Tutorial by Pointafter.com
  4. Biographies of Early Scientists in the Philippines Vols. 1-2
  5. Science References
  6. ICT Resources
  7. Popular Literary Classics
  8. Favorite Screenplays
  9. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

 

 

Copyleft Notice

The information contained in the STII ebooks on CDs were either produced by in-house content creators or downloaded from public domains of the Web without copyright restrictions; and shared to the public in support of the WSIS Declaration of Principles in Geneva, 2003, sec. B3, par. 25 (facilitating access to public domain information, full text can be viewed at www.itu.int/wsis/); reinforced by the Freedom of Information document from UNESCO that reiterated the "duty to publish."

An eBook, short for electronic book, is any type of book that has been made into an electronic edition and distributed in a digital format-- whether online on the Web, compact or floppy disc, or audio casette.

Adobe Acrobat Reader is included on the CD.

Users pay only for subsidized costs of production supplies, storage and retrieval medium together with Internet connectivity. Contents are free.

 

 

Produced by

Science and Technology Information Institute

DOST Complex General Santos Avenue Bicutan Taguig Metro Manila

Philippines

Email: science_ebooks@stii.dost.gov.ph

Phone: +63 2837 2191

Fax: +63 2 837 7521

Disclaimer:

Utmost care is taken in the production of the STII ebooks. The Science and Technology Information Institute waives responsibility from any adverse effects that may arise from the use of information contained on the STII ebooks.

 

 

How to read the ebooks on this CD

 

Some of the ebooks on the CD are in PDF files. To open and read the files, you must have an Acrobat Reader, which is included on the CD.

What is PDF?
Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format) is a universal file format that preserves all of the fonts, formatting, colors, and graphics of any source document, regardless of the application and platform used to create it. PDF files are compact and can be shared, viewed, navigated, and printed exactly as intended, by anyone with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

View PDF Files

You can open a PDF file either by double-clicking on the file or, in the Acrobat Reader, by choosing File > Open. You can choose from several viewing options in the View menu or click on the magnifying glass icon to zoom in on areas where you want more detail.

 

How to open the Acrobat Reader on this CD

  1. Put the ebooks CD in the CD Drive.
  2. Browse the CD using Windows Explorer.
  3. Go to the CD Drive.
  4. If the CD Drive in your computer is Drive D, go to this path-- D:\Adobe and click on Acrobat 4.0\Acrobat\Acrobat (with red icon). This will open the Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer.

Enjoy your CD. For questions, email science_ebooks@stii.dost.gov.ph. Thanks.

 

 

 

Tekno Tulong 1-17

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Book 1: Food Processing

Book 2: Small Industries

Book 3: Herbal Medicine

Book 4: Farming / Farm Products

Book 5: Animal Production

Book 6: Candle Making

Book 7: Ice Cream Making

Book 8: Perfume Making

Book 9: Coco Food Products

Book 10: Orchid Propagation

Book 11: Anthurium Growing / All about Anthurium

Book 12: Fish Processing

Book 13: Management of Common Ailments

Book 14: Running a Basic Library

Book 15: Establishing a Telecenter

Book 16: World Bank Funding Resources

Book 17: Home Composting

 

 

Prices:

Ph Peso 80 CD

Ph Peso 120 Online

 

To order, email:

science_ebooks@stii.dost.gov.ph

 

 

 

Biographies of Early Scientists in the Philippines

Revised 2004 Edition

Copyright© 2004 by Science and Technology Information Institute

All rights reserved.

Edited by Cymbeline R. Villamin

Encoded by Aurora S. Tolentino

Vol. 1

  1. Jose Sanllei
  2. Fernando Calderon
  3. Isabelo Concepcion
  4. Paul Freer
  5. Leon Ma. Guerrero
  6. Richard McGregor
  7. Elmer Merrill
  8. Anacleto Sales
  9. Otto Schobl
  10. Marcos Tubangui

Vol. 2

  1. H. Otley Beyer
  2. Emilio Bulatao
  3. Edwin Copeland
  4. Leopoldo Faustino
  5. Proceso Gabriel
  6. Bienvenido Maria Gonzales
  7. Luis Ma. Guerrero
  8. Manuel S. Guerrero
  9. Manuel Luz Roxas
  10. Honoria Acosta-Sison

 

Price:

Ph Peso 200 CD

To order, email:

science_ebooks@stii.dost.gov.ph

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

Microsoft – Lynchburg College

Office 97, 98, 2000, XP/2002 and 2003 Tutorials

 

 

  1. Creating a Web Page and Web Site Using FrontPage 2003
  2. Creating a Web Page and Web Site Using FrontPage 2002
  3. Creating a Web Page and Web Site Using FrontPage 2000
  4. Creating a Web Page Using Front Page Editor 98
  5. Creating a Web Site Using FrontPage Explorer 98
  6. Creating a Flyer, Brochure and Newsletter Using Publisher 2003
  7. Creating a Flyer, Brochure and Newsletter Using Publisher 2002
  8. Creating a Flyer, Brochure and Newsletter Using Publisher 2000
  9. Creating a PowerPoint 97 Presentation
  10. Creating a PowerPoint 2000 Presentation
  11. Creating a PowerPoint XP Presentation
  12. Creating a PowerPoint 2003 Presentation
  13. Creating an Excel 97 Spreadsheet
  14. Creating an Excel 2000 Spreadsheet
  15. Creating an Excel XP Spreadsheet
  16. Creating an Excel 2003 Spreadsheet
  17. Creating a Balance Sheet Using Excel 97
  18. Creating an Income Statement Using Excel 97
  19. Creating an Access 97 Database
  20. Creating an Access 2000 Database
  21. Creating an Access XP Database
  22. Creating an Access 2003 Database
  23. Introduction to Outlook Mail 98
  24. Introduction to Outlook Mail 2000
  25. Introduction to Outlook Mail XP
  26. Introduction to Outlook Mail 2003
  27. Introduction to Outlook Web Access Mail
  28. Introductory Outlook Mail Calendar
  29. Introduction to Outlook Mail Folders
  30. Introduction to Outlook Attachments

  

Price:

Ph Peso 80 CD

 

To order, email:

science_ebooks@stii.dost.gov.ph

 

Free CD from:

Dr. Tom Murray < murray.t@lynchburg.edu >

 

Web Design Tutorial

Source: Pointafter.com

 

Getting Started

Step 1: Plannning

Step 2: The Homepage

Step 3: Navigation

Step 4: Aesthetics

Step 5: Content

Step 6: Technical Aspects

Step 7: Promoting your Site

Resources Link

Contact us

Feedback

Note: This tutorial contains numerous links to sites on the World Wide Web. You must have an open connection to the Internet to view these sites.

 

 

Price:

Ph Peso 80 CD

To order, email:

science_ebooks@stii.dost.gov.ph

 

  

 

ICT Resources

 

About this CD

Adobe Acrobat Reader

  1. All about ePublishing
  2. APC Training Materials
  3. Computer Enemies
  4. Create your own eBooks
  5. Digital Library Trends
  6. Enable Payment
  7. Freedom of Information
  8. Fundraising on the Web
  9. HTML Primer
  10. Information Economy
  11. Mukti Botanicals Ebusiness Study
  12. RA 8792 :Ecommerce Law of the Philippines
  13. Success Quotes
  14. The Knowledge Economy
  15. Why Good Companies Go Bad
  16. WSIS Declaration Geneva 2003

 

Price:

Ph Peso 80 CD

To order, email:

science_ebooks@stii.dost.gov.ph

 

Online <http://www.oocities.org/science_ebooks2003>:

Free

 

  

 

Science References

 

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  1. Genes, Environment, and Human Behavior
  2. Genome 2-page Primer
  3. Genome Primer
  4. History of Science Vols 1-2
  5. How CD-RWs Work
  6. Human Anatomy [Online only at http://www.oocities.org/science_ebooks2003]
  7. Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci
  8. Man's Place in Nature
  9. Neuroanatomy
  10. Philippine Science and Technology Abstracts 2002
  11. The Filipino as Scientist
  12. The World's Biomes
  13. World Scientists Mini Encyclopedia

 

Price:

Ph Peso 80 CD

To order, email:

science_ebooks@stii.dost.gov.ph

Online <http://www.oocities.org/science_ebooks2003>:

Free

 

 

Popular Literary Classics

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1.A Tale of Two Cities, 2.Anna Karenina, 3.Around the World in Eighty Days, 4.Beast in the Jungle, 5.Beyond Good and Evil, 6.Emma, 7.Great Expectations, 8.Heart of Darkness, 9.Jayne Eyre, 10.Lost World;

 

11.Madame Bovary, 12.Notes from the Underground, 13.Robinson Crusoe, 14.Sense and Sensibility, 15.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 16. The Brothers Karamasov, 17.The Idiot, 18.The Iliad 19.The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, 20.The Metamorphosis, 21.The Modern Prometheus;

 

22.The Portrait of a Lady, 23.The Prince, 24.The Red Badge of Courage, 25.The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, 26.The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 27.The Island of Dr. Moreau, 28.The Jungle Book, 29.The Odyssey, 30.The Picture of Dorian Gray, 31.The Scarlet Letter;

32.The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll, 33.The Time Machine, 34.Three Ghost Stories, 35.Treasure Island, 36.Ulysses, 37. Utopia, 38.Vanity Fair, 39.War and Peace, 40.War of the Worlds, 41.Women in Love, 42.War of the Worlds.

 

 

Price:

Ph Peso 80 CD

To order, email:

science_ebooks@stii.dost.gov.ph

 

Online <http://www.oocities.org/science_ebooks2003>:

Free

 

 

Favorite Screenplays

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  1. American President 15. Men in Black
  2. At First Sight 16. Moonstruck
  3. Bridges of Madison County 17. My Bestfriend's Wedding
  4. Broadcast News 18. Poetic Justice
  5. Casa Blanca 19. Pretty Woman
  6. Citizen Cane 20. Runaway Bride
  7. Die Hard 21. Schindler's List
  8. English Patient 22. Shakespeare in Love
  9. Highlander 23. Silence of the Lambs
  10. Highlander 3 24. Terminator
  11. Horse Whisperer 25. Terminator 2
  12. Kramer vs. Kramer 26. True Lies
  13. Matrix 27. True Romance
  14. Meet Joe Black 28. You've Got Mail

 

Prices:

Ph Peso 80 CD

To order, email:

science_ebooks@stii.dost.gov.ph

  

Online <http://www.oocities.org/science_ebooks2003>:

Free

 

  

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

 

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Sonnets (154)

Comedies (16)

Tragedies (10)

Historical Plays (10)

Study Guides (12)

Syntactic Study of Funeral Elegy

A Funeral Elegy

A Lover's Complaint

The Rape of Lucrece

Venus and Adonis

 

Price:

Ph Peso 80 CD

To order, email:

science_ebooks@stii.dost.gov.ph

 

 

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