HIST 618: German History

What is a Monograph? video by John Bond of Riverwinds Consulting

A monograph is a scholarly non-fiction book,  usually on a single topic and written by one author.  The purpose of a monograph is to present research or scholarship on a topic. Monographs are typically secondary sources. 

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• Start at Forsyth's website: http://www.fhsu.edu/library/
• Use the Search Everything search bar to search for your title, keywords, or subject area. 
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• Use the sidebar and choose Full Text Online and Books, and/or any choices for your search.
  • For example, filtering for these topics found 4,000 results:
    • Books
    • Full Text Online
• Click on the title on an item to learn more about it, to see the full text, or to select the E-book database that has the item

*Under Details, use Subjects to find other books with the same Subject Heading

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