Monograph

- also called a scholarly treatise. - is an extremely detailed essay or book covering a very specific or limited subject. It is designed to stand alone in most cases, although some are produced with a finite number of volumes. The publication presents new information that advances the authors career and field, and it generally follows a predictable pattern in terms of the content covered. Usually, only one author is involved, but a writer may collaborate if necessary. Review, defense, and presentation usually are part of the monograph publication process, and document itself generally is brief. Objectives - to present information and scholarly research on a very specific topic. The data included is always meant to educate others in some way, and ideally, it also should advance the authors field as a foundation for future research. This means that individuals who write these documents always need to make sure that they are not conducting research and writing on previously covered topics without contributing something new. Usage Taxonomy - Monographs typically revise all known species within a group, add any newly discovered species, and collect and synthesize available information on the ecological associations, geographic distributions, and morphological variations within the group. United States Food and Drug Administration regulation monographs represent published standards by which the use of one or more substances is automatically authorized. For example, the following is an excerpt from the Federal Register: "The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a final rule in the form of a final monograph establishing conditions under which over-thecounter (OTC) sunscreen drug products are generally recognized as safe and effective and not misbranded as part of FDA's ongoing review of OTC drug products. Distribution and Location - Research libraries - academic departments at universities and businesses closely related to the research - With an increase in digital publication, an increasing Key Contents - identify the purpose for the research and the main question the author was trying to answer, as well as what the author expected the results of his research to be. - the documents outline the results and discuss the implications and applications the work has. Authorship - Only one author is behind a scholarly treatise most of the time, although two academics may collaborate if they have been carrying out research together. . In cases where more than one person writes the work, the author whose name appears first generally is considered to be the primary author or research leader. Length and Construction Time - An author may take several weeks or months to write a short one, but a long version can take a year or more to write. Review, Defense, and Presentation - Peers from the authors field examine the work for issues such as methodological flaws and basic structural errors. Publication - Authors usually are offered one-run publication for scholarly treatises. Elements of a Monograph Thesis - the central "point" of the monograph, the hypothesis the author is attempting to prove. Argument - the system of logic employed by the author in order to prove the monograph's thesis.

Method this has to do with the rules employed by the author in organizing evidence, the kinds of question the author asks, and the approach utilized in answering them. Methodology consists of several elements, including sources, organization of the study, theoretical orientations, and manners of analysis. Sources - Are the sources used by the author typical and appropriate to the study and the topic? Does the author use the sources in a responsible, distinctive, or even unique way? What rules of use and analysis govern the author's utilization of the sources? Organization of the Study - Is the study organized chronologically, thematically, chaotically? Does the way in which the author organizes the study enhance the argument, or hinder it? Does it herd the study toward (or away from) a particular conclusion? Theory and Models - On what work(s) is this study modelled? Does the author draw models and/or theoretical orientations from a specific discipline, and does its use of those models and theories liberate or limit the study? For example, it is worthwhile to examine the author's underlying assumptions about causation and the engines of change, and the ways in which these assumptions affect the author's analysis of sources. Analysis - In what forms of analysis-internal and external textual criticism, aesthetic evaluation, methodological examination, etc.--of evidence does the author engage? Are these forms of analysis appropriate and sufficent for the author's questions and conclusions?

assumptions, values, or analytical framework employed.

Historiography - Historiography indicates the tradition in which the author writes about the past. It has to do with the intellectual approach taken to the subject, the school of historical thought from which the author writes, and the