Ohio libraries expand dial-up catalog services.

This article reports that the Dial-up Catalog at the Cleveland Public Library has allegedly been well received that the library has expanded the service to include new features, as of February 1989. First of the features is that callers can order a title and specify the branch which it is most convenient for them to pick it up. Second, callers can connect with an electronic news board that relates information on Cleveland PL services, programs and events. Third, patrons who need in-depth research can call with a request, leave their phone number, and be called back with the information. Also, anyone that does not have a Cleveland or CLEVENET library card can get an application via computer. On the other hand, the Cuyahoga County Public Library has begun its own 24-hour dial-up service called the Easy Access Catalog. The online catalog includes a complete collection of books, records, tapes, compact discs, videos, films, and filmstrips. Meanwhile, the Cuyahoga PL Board of Trustees passed a resolution to place a five-year one mill levy renewal issue on the May 2, 1989 primary election ballot.