About DOST ScINet-Phil

The DOST Science and Technology Information Network of the Philippines (ScINET-PHIL) is a network of all the libraries and information centers under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), including the regional offices and the Provincial S & T Centers (PSTCs). It aims to organize and coordinate the information sourcing and sharing in the DOST system. Its general objective is to promote and improve the flow and use of science and technology (S&T) information through resource sharing and networking.

ScINET-PHIL's specific objectives are:

to develop information products and services that are responsive to the needs of the S&T community;

to enhance the collection of information in both print and non-print formats;

to upgrade infrastructure for resource sharing and networking to facilitate access to information;

to develop human resource capability in the information services sector; and, to establish linkages and resource sharing arrangements with other national and international S&T libraries and information centers.

and, to establish linkages and resource sharing arrangements with other national and international S&T libraries and information centers.