SAMPLE PRESS RELEASE: RPLS Barcode Certificate Recipient __________.

Date: _____________ (Your News Release Date)

RPLS Home pageDECATUR, IL – Rolling Prairie Library System announced that ____________ (Your Name),  ___________ (Your Position Title) from ______________ (Your Library)  successfully completed the Barcode Certification Performance Evaluation on _____________ (Your Test Date).

By passing the Barcode Certification Performance Evaluation _____________ (Your name) has met the new standards set by the Illinois State Library and its Statewide Cataloging Standards Committee (SCSC). These standards insure that patrons receive the correct materials when they request items through their library's online catalog and also improve the quality of information in the cooperative library catalogs in Illinois.

RPLS Online Catalog: http://hip.rpls.ws/ (You might include your library's Webpage.)

PRESS RELEASE: For further Information please contact: Doris McKay,  (217) 429-2586 x115. (You may put your contact information here.)