Monograph

As a monograph (also monograph; gr μονογραφία, " single publication" ) is called in contrast to the manual a comprehensive, complete in itself treatise on a single subject, so a single work, a specific problem or a single personality. Irrelevant here is the number of authors. When completely separated from each other caused by various authors chapters, or the like. , is, however, usually to manuals or anthologies. In librarianship, the term " monograph " is the contrast to a continuous compilation ( periodical ).

Demarcation

The most common form of the monograph in the literature, the biography that also treats the entire work or the importance and general assessment of an artist, writer or other to the public most important person.

Science

In science, the boundary between the monograph and textbook is fluid. Former term is often preferred when the target group of colleagues, the latter, if it consists of students. Even the distinction between monograph and manual is often not clearly drawn: The subject of this manual is usually broader than that of a monograph - a handbook for example, would Weimar Classicism, a monograph rather treat the figure of Mephistopheles in Goethe's Faust. When the source is acknowledged in scientific literature, it is advisable to distinguish in this context between monographs, anthologies and internet sources.

Librarianship

In librarianship or in the comparative literature, the term is used purely formal monograph: it means all one-volume printed books with the text of an author. The name differs as multivolume works and from dependent personal literature such as essays in journals or anthologies.

Pharmacopoeias

In the Pharmacopoeia the characteristics and requirements of individual substances are discussed in detail in the monograph part. The monograph is divided into the sections Requirements properties, identity, purity and content, as well as a collection of analytical methods for the determination of the last three variables. Any substance used pharmaceutically shall comply with the requirements of the Pharmacopoeia monograph.