@article {2805, title = {Collection Level Description. A review of existing practice}, year = {1999}, month = {08/1999}, institution = {UKOLN}, abstract = {This study reviews existing practice for providing collection level descriptions, as it exists in the library, archival, museum and Internet communities. It begins by providing a discussion on what the term {\textquoteleft}collection{\textquoteright} means, firstly from the perspective of libraries, museums and archives and then taking a look at the more recent meaning of the term as it is used on the internet. Finally, a detailed look is taken at some of the existing schemes that are used for collection and service description.}, url = {http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/cld/study/}, author = {Andy Powell} }