This document, which can be downloaded as a CSV file, describes the administrative, technical, and descriptive metadata encoding guidelines for VTechWorks resources. VTechWorks uses the Dublin Core and NDLTD metadata standards to enhance the discoverability, accessibility, and use of VTechWorks resources. VTechWorks has also developed custom metadata fields, as well as leveraged encoding guidelines from the Texas Digital Library and the MODS (Metadata Object Description Schema) standards, to improve the description and findability of VTechWorks resources. These guidelines are updated regularly; for questions or comments, please contact vtechworks@vt.edu.