What is a monograph?
Answer
A monograph is a book written by a scholar about a specific topic.
For example, Human Rights in Canada: A History, by Dominique Clément, is a monograph (ebook available at RDP Library).
How are monographs different from regular books?
Monographs:
- are written by a specialist(s) in the field
- focus on a single topic, and make an argument about that topic
- include notes and a bibliography or works cited list
Works of fiction (such as novels, poetry, or collections of short stories), anthologies (such as collections of previously-published articles), and textbooks are not considered monographs.
How are monographs different from scholarly journals?
Scholarly journals, also known as periodicals, are published periodically, at regular intervals. Unlike a serial publication, a monograph is complete in itself.
