What is a monograph?
Answer
The word monograph has its roots in Greek, mono = single or one, graph = something written.
A monograph is a book on a single topic, by a single author, usually in a single volume. It is different from an edited book, which is usually made up of chapters on a theme or topic written by many different authors and pulled together by an editor or an editorial team.
If your professor asks you to use a monograph for your research project, start by finding a book, then look at the book chapters to see if they all have different authors. If you see different authors listed next to each chapter in the table of contents, the book is not a monograph. If you see a single author on the cover or title page and there are no authors listed near the chapter titles in the table of contents, you have probably found a monograph, congratulations!
If you have analyzed the book and you still aren't sure, you can ask any of the staff at the library and they would be happy to help you.