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Word of the Week: Monograph

February 20, 2008
By Matt Bailey

monograph: mon-uh-graf

A monograph is a scholarly book on a single subject, class of subjects, or person. In the library field, this term is also used for any non-serial publication. Monographs are often lengthy works on a particular subject or person, detailed in treatment, which usually contain a bibliography.