As annoying as it is, if the full form is chosen as the title proper and
it disappears from the chief source, you've got a title change.  If
possible, sometimes we hold on to these for awhile to see whether it was a
one-issue "blip" or whether the publisher has made an intentional change
in presentation.  Hope this helps.  --Steve

    Steve Shadle           shadle@u.washington.edu  *******
    Serials Cataloger                                *****
    University of Washington Libraries, Box 352900    ***
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On Wed, 31 May 2000, Elizabeth Fenwick wrote:

> I have a serial title that has dropped the full form of its name from
> the chief source leaving only the initialism,  previously only included
> in the $b other title information. The acronym does not stand for the
> corporate body name. I've always had some confusion over whether this
> constituted a true title change.  The full form still appears on the
> spine of the item. Thanks for your help.
>
> E. Fenwick
> N.I.U. Libraries
> <C60EAF1@WPO.CSO.NIU.EDU>