Change of corporate body name in the title proper is a major change.  I would confirm the organization has consciously changed its name (look elsewhere on the piece, check their website) but on its face, this looks like a major change.

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On Thu, 24 Jan 2013, Barbara Pope wrote:

> Hello, everyone.  We just received our first issue of Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.  This appears
> to be a title change from the Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.  There is no note in the old record or a
> new record in OCLC yet.  Can anyone confirm if this a title change?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Barbara M. Pope, MALS
> Periodicals/Reference Librarian
> Axe Library
> Pittsburg State University
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