MPI-CBG LMF mission

Many of the cutting edge technologies need well-trained and dedicated staff in order to extract the maximum potential from the technology.
A service is defined as a unit that performs service jobs, i.e. applies a technology on behalf of a research group or researcher and returns the analysed results to the researcher.
A facility is defined as a repository of knowledge, expertise, reagents and tools that provides the functionality but does not perform the actual work.

So by extension:

A facility should have open, non preferential, access for all in house (or even on campus?)
The aim of a facility should be to enable higher quality and increased output of useful science in house (or even on campus?) than if it did not exist.

MPI-CBG is a Facility, rather than a service - not only in name, but also in practice

But what does that mean in practically? (Should?) MPI-CBG LMF (should?) provide the following: From http://www.mpi-cbg.de/facilities/profiles/light-microscopy.html LMF mission statement:

...is to provide access to state-of-the-art light microscopy techniques and instruments along with vision toward future trends.
...assist through consultation, training and project collaborations.

Further, these statements imply the following:

All research groups (and individuals) should get a fair bite at the resources offered by the facility.

This means

There should be enough equipment to go around (so people get stuff done soon enough)
There needs to be enough expert staff at hand for maintenance of, and training and assistance on, that equipment

All research groups should have a say in how the facility uses its allocated resources, eg what areas to emphasize: equipment, teaching/assistance (Thats the LMF steering committee!)
The facility should act as a resource/repository for expertise, experience, know how etc, which should be retained in a (re)usable open manner, eg. Wiki (This is the retained knowledge of the LMF staff members)