Monographs, Serials & Media
In libraries, monographs are considered to be materials published one time on a particular topic. They are usually detailed studies, one-time reports, or books. Serials are considered to be materials published periodically. They are usually newspapers, magazines, journals, newsletters, and reports that are published in an ongoing manner like semi-weekly, quarterly, annual, biennial, etc. Media is used for materials that are in audio/visual and computer formats, like cassette tapes, CDS, DVDs, Blu-Ray and streaming videos.
