Abstract
The cataloging department of the Michigan State University Libraries undertook a retrospective cataloging project of digitized Extension bulletins published during the past 100 years. The project's retrospective nature and concentration of authorship created challenges in coordination and execution of personal-name authority work. A decision-making flow chart was created to provide guidelines in searching variant usages and name authority records on OCLC, as well as to help coordinate authority work among project catalogers. Although the project was satisfactorily completed with the help of this flow chart, some issues remained unresolved and the adequacy and efficiency of the existing name authority workflow was questioned.
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