I'm not so sure.  For a major change "consider as a major change in
title proper a change in a corporate body name given anywhere in the
title if it is a different corporate body."  They may just be initials,
but IET is a different name from IEE.  Or at least (and to emphasize)
the organization the initials IET stands for is a different name from
that of the organization the initials IEE stands for.  So I would feel
compelled to go with major change.  Furthermore, in the list of minor
changes the third  category says "a difference involving the name of the
same corporate body."  I'm afraid IET and IEE don't stand for the same
corporate bodies.

John Radencich
Library-Cataloging Dept.
Florida International University

Steven C Shadle wrote:

> Boy, this is a tough one, but I'm going to take a stab.
>
> The original title proper against which later titles are benchmarked is:
>
> Manufacturing engineer
>
> The addition of IEE in front of the title is a minor change.  The
> addition of IET in front of the title would be a minor change.  As
> long as there is no reference to the corporate body elsewhere in the
> serial's entry (eg, uniform title qualifier, corporate body main
> entry), I would consider this a minor change.
>
> And then there's the "In case of doubt, consider minor."
>
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> On Fri, 30 Jun 2006, Peter Hosking wrote:
>
>> The Manufacturing engineer now has a different title but I'm unsure if
>> this is a major or minor change. I've noticed that sn89013432 OCLC
>> #19864213) has a variant title "Issues for <Mar./Apr. 2003> have title:
>> IEE manufacturing engineer."    I'm guessing that "IEE manufacturing
>> engineer" was considered to be a minor change.  The title has now become
>> "The IET manufacturing engineer" with the April/May 2006 issue.  Could
>> this latest change also be considered minor?
>>
>> The Manufacturing engineer was published by the Institution of
>> Production Engineers. Since 1991 it has been issued by IEE, and now that
>> IEE has changed its name, it is being issued by IET.
>>
>> Can someone guide me on this?
>> Thank you
>>
>> Peter Hosking
>> Serials Cataloguing Librarian
>> Collection Services
>> University of Canterbury Library
>> Christchurch
>> New Zealand
>>