Subsequent cite title in a footnote

dhatayi
When you cite an author in a footnote the first time, all the bibliographic details appears. The second time you cite the same book, Zotero lists again the full bibliographic. Is there anyway to shorter the second bibliography? for example:
1. John Smith, the French Revolution (Paris: Paris Press, 2005), p.34
2. Smith, The French Revolution, P.56

Can anyone help please?
Dhatayi
  • Tjowens
    This is style dependent. For example, see these references I just generated using the Chicago Manual of style Full note with bibliography style with the Word plugin.

    1. Jerome S Bruner, Actual Minds, Possible Worlds (Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 1986), 23.
    2. Bruner, Actual Minds, Possible Worlds, 45

    If this is not happening in a different style please mention which style the issue is with and if possible provide a link to documentation on how that style should handle subsequent citations.
  • dhatayi
    Thanks for your reply.
    I am using the MHRA (modern humanities.....) your second example is how the subsequent citation should be handle.
  • Tjowens
    I opened a ticket for this. https://www.zotero.org/trac/ticket/1195

    I looked it up. For anyone interested you can download the full MHRA guide as a PDF.
    http://www.mhra.org.uk/Publications/Books/StyleGuide/download.shtml

    The rules for subsequent references are on page 63.
    In all references to a book or article after the first, the shortest intelligible
    form should be used. This will normally be the author’s name followed by
    the volume (if applicable) and page reference:
    Their examples look like this.

    McArthur, p. 62.
    Chadwick and Chadwick, iii, 72.
    Elsky, pp. 42–46 (p. 43).
  • dhatayi
    Thanks so much Tjowens
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