Monograph - Definition and Overview

A monograph is a scholarly book or a treatise on a single subject, class of subjects, or person. It is a one-time publication that is complete in itself. A more specific definition is a lengthy work on a particular subject or person, detailed in treatment and often containing bibliographies.

In library and information science, a monograph is a nonserial publication complete in one volume or a finite number of volumes. Thus it differs from a serial publication such as a magazine, journal or newspaper. It is what is commonly known as a book.

References

• Boise State University, Albertsons Library (http://library.boisestate.edu/Reference/BBRIN/jargon.htm)
• American Scientist's 100 or so Books that shaped a Century of Science (http://www.americanscientist.org/template/BookReviewTypeDetail/assetid/26575), which includes a number of monographs.