mla style

I'm a new user so this might be a dumb question.

I have some writing. I might need it in MLA style. I might need it in Chicago style.

I have a lot of moments where I go like this:

The first literary book in the Caribbean creole might be Claude McKay’s two 1912 collections, Songs of Jamaica and Constab Ballads.

So I do not quote from books but I reference them.

In MLA style, as I understand it, I would just include these two books in the work cited.

In Chicago, I would footnote the books with the bibliographic reference.

I've been working with MLA style. But I need to cite the bibliography to Constab Ballads so the reference is there when I move over to Chicago style.

So I then went to Chicago style and added the reference. But when I go back to MLA style it now looks like this:

The first literary book in the Caribbean creole might be Claude McKay’s two 1912 collections, Songs of Jamaica (McKay) and...

Which I don't want.

What is easiest way here?
  • use suppress author in the Word plugin:
    http://www.zotero.org/support/word_processor_plugin_usage#quick_format_citation_dialog
  • thanks. it works except when there is more than one book in a sentence. then it reverts to title and now i'm getting this:

    The first literary book in the Caribbean creole might be Claude McKay’s two 1912 collections, Songs of Jamaica(Songs of Jamaica) and Constab Ballads.(Constab Ballads)
  • yeah, that's likely not possible then. One of the many problems with MLA style...

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