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Philosophically it would be ideal for all labs to be fully open all the time with free access and fully participating with other global labs.  However, this may not be practical for every lab at this moment.  A lab may shift their operations over time to adjust for economic pressures or to respond to a changing user base.  For labs with less than an AAAA rating, we'd hope that the managers and administrators look for ways to fold in these behaviors.  
 
Philosophically it would be ideal for all labs to be fully open all the time with free access and fully participating with other global labs.  However, this may not be practical for every lab at this moment.  A lab may shift their operations over time to adjust for economic pressures or to respond to a changing user base.  For labs with less than an AAAA rating, we'd hope that the managers and administrators look for ways to fold in these behaviors.  
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{| class="wikitable" border="1"  
! criteria
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!  
! grade A
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!'''access to the fab lab'''
! grade B
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! '''adherence to  the [[Fab Charter]]'''
! grade C
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!'''common set of tools and processes''
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!'''participate in the larger, global fab lab network'''
 
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|-
| '''access to the fab lab'''  
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| '''A'''
 
| at least some free/open public access (but may assess real material costs)
 
| at least some free/open public access (but may assess real material costs)
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| Charter explicitly on site and website
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| Lab has all core [[fab lab inventory | tools & processes]] and possibly more
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| Lab takes actively part globally
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|-
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| '''B'''
 
| paid public access only, but anyone can join
 
| paid public access only, but anyone can join
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| "in the spirit" of the charter
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| Lab has 80 % or more of t&p
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| Lab takes actively part regionally
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|-
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| '''C'''
 
| closed restricted user group
 
| closed restricted user group
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| '''adherence to  the [[Fab Charter]]'''
 
| Charter explicitly on site and website
 
| "in the spirit" of the charter
 
 
| no mention of charter
 
| no mention of charter
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| '''common set of tools and processes'''
 
| Lab has all core [[fab lab inventory | tools & processes]] and possibly more
 
| Lab has 80 % or more of t&p
 
 
| Lab has less than 80 % of t&p
 
| Lab has less than 80 % of t&p
|-
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| no participation
| '''participate in the larger, global fab lab network'''
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| Lab takes actively part globally
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| Lab takes actively part regionally
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| no participation
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Revision as of 09:53, 16 June 2011

The Fab Lab conformity rating is a code that describes how closely a lab meets the ConditionsForFabLabLabel. It should be taken as a quick summary of the lab "now" and understood to change over time. The conformity rating is self-assessed or community-assessed (ie, perceived rating by others).

Philosophically it would be ideal for all labs to be fully open all the time with free access and fully participating with other global labs. However, this may not be practical for every lab at this moment. A lab may shift their operations over time to adjust for economic pressures or to respond to a changing user base. For labs with less than an AAAA rating, we'd hope that the managers and administrators look for ways to fold in these behaviors.


  access to the fab lab adherence to the Fab Charter 'common set of tools and processes participate in the larger, global fab lab network
A at least some free/open public access (but may assess real material costs) Charter explicitly on site and website Lab has all core tools & processes and possibly more Lab takes actively part globally
B paid public access only, but anyone can join "in the spirit" of the charter Lab has 80 % or more of t&p Lab takes actively part regionally
C closed restricted user group no mention of charter Lab has less than 80 % of t&p no participation

Examples:

Amsterdam is AAAA = lab offers free public access, refers explicitly to the Charter, has all tools&processes and takes actively part in the global network

A2, Florida is CCCC = lab is only open to students of the University, there is no reference to the Charter whatsoever, the lab has only laser cutters and 3D scannin/printing, does not do electronics, and it does not participate in the network