About: Tool library

An Entity of Type: Thing, from Named Graph: http://dbpedia.org, within Data Space: dbpedia.org

A tool library is an example of a Library of Things. Tool libraries allow patrons to check out or borrow tools, equipment and "how-to" instructional materials, functioning either as a rental shop, with a charge for borrowing the tools, or more commonly free of charge as a form of community sharing. A tool library performs the following main tasks:

Property Value
dbo:abstract
  • Une outillothèque ou outilthèque est une structure ayant pour vocation le prêt ou l'emprunt d'outils, d'équipements et de matériel didactique, fonctionnant soit comme un magasin de location, avec des frais pour l'emprunt, soit plus communément gratuitement comme une forme de partage communautaire. (fr)
  • A tool library is an example of a Library of Things. Tool libraries allow patrons to check out or borrow tools, equipment and "how-to" instructional materials, functioning either as a rental shop, with a charge for borrowing the tools, or more commonly free of charge as a form of community sharing. A tool library performs the following main tasks: * Lending: all kinds of tools for use in volunteer projects, facility maintenance and improvement projects, community improvement events, and special events. * Advocacy: for the complete and timely return of all borrowed tools, to guarantee the long-term sustainability of available inventory. Staff also seeks compensation for lost tools and tools returned late. * Maintenance: performing routine maintenance and repairs on all equipment to ensure good condition and to extend the lifespan of the inventory. This function is typically performed by volunteers and community service workers. * Education: Some tool libraries also provide educational classes. Vancouver Tool Library and Community Access Center (VTLCAC) in Vancouver, Washington offers individual project support and classes on woodworking and basic car maintenance (en)
dbo:thumbnail
dbo:wikiPageExternalLink
dbo:wikiPageID
  • 30864300 (xsd:integer)
dbo:wikiPageLength
  • 6922 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger)
dbo:wikiPageRevisionID
  • 1111386607 (xsd:integer)
dbo:wikiPageWikiLink
dbp:wikiPageUsesTemplate
dcterms:subject
rdfs:comment
  • Une outillothèque ou outilthèque est une structure ayant pour vocation le prêt ou l'emprunt d'outils, d'équipements et de matériel didactique, fonctionnant soit comme un magasin de location, avec des frais pour l'emprunt, soit plus communément gratuitement comme une forme de partage communautaire. (fr)
  • A tool library is an example of a Library of Things. Tool libraries allow patrons to check out or borrow tools, equipment and "how-to" instructional materials, functioning either as a rental shop, with a charge for borrowing the tools, or more commonly free of charge as a form of community sharing. A tool library performs the following main tasks: (en)
rdfs:label
  • Outillothèque (fr)
  • Tool library (en)
owl:sameAs
prov:wasDerivedFrom
foaf:depiction
foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf
is dbo:wikiPageRedirects of
is dbo:wikiPageWikiLink of
is foaf:primaryTopic of
Powered by OpenLink Virtuoso    This material is Open Knowledge     W3C Semantic Web Technology     This material is Open Knowledge    Valid XHTML + RDFa
This content was extracted from Wikipedia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License