Library System Resolves Catalog Problems

The New York Public Library has worked out most of the technical problems that marred the introduction of its new online catalog on July 6. Heidi Singer, a spokeswoman for the library system, said in an e-mail message that “the Catalog was operating much more smoothly” by July 8, and that “all major functions were restored” by July 10. The new catalog integrates the catalogs for the library’s research and circulating collections, making it easier to go through the library’s 14 million catalo