An authority file was created using Pro-Cite for the USDA Agricultural Research Service and Agricultural Engineering faculty at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Pro-Cite was selected for its flexible customization abilities. A workform was created in Pro-Cite with fields for authorized term, variant spellings, definitions, primary source consulted, other sources consulted, notes, cross-references, and date of last edit. Using the authorized term and cross-reference fields, an INDEX.LST file and a printed thesaurus were created. By putting Pro-Cite on a Novell network, it was hoped that all users would be able to view the authority file, and directly upload terms into their search strategies. It was not possible to put ProCite on the network the way the research unit wanted until the release of Pro-Cite 2.0. Further upgrades were needed to keep the authority file working properly. The research unit would like to see further improvements in a network version of ProCite that include password protection.