monograafilised

Monograafilised is a neologism used in information science and the humanities to describe the act or outcome of producing a monograph-like work through deliberate synthesis and documentation of a single topic. In practice, to monograafilise a subject means assembling diverse sources—archival records, primary texts, interviews, data tables—and presenting them as a cohesive, single-volume study that emphasizes original synthesis alongside thorough bibliographic or documentary support.

Origin and usage:

The term appears sporadically in scholarly blogs and library-science discussions from the 2010s onward. There is no formal definition or standard usage, and spelling variants exist (for example, monograafilise, monograafilised, monograph-intofluenced forms). It is typically used more as a descriptive label than as a formally defined methodological term.

Characteristics:

- Provides a comprehensive, single-volume treatment of a topic.

- Integrates multiple source types, including primary sources, data, and testimonies.

- Emphasizes synthesis, argument, and interpretive framing.

- Includes systematic documentation, metadata, and rigorous citations.

- Often produced with digital accessibility in mind, enabling searchability and reuse.

Relationship to related concepts:

Monograafilised overlaps with but differs from a standard monograph by foregrounding the process of synthesis across diverse sources and by signaling a deliberate, integrative methodology. It is related to concepts such as systematic reviews, annotated monographs, and knowledge synthesis.

Examples:

A regional history project that compiles maps, letters, census data, and oral testimonies into an interpretive narrative could be described as monograafilised.

See also:

Monograph, Knowledge synthesis, Systematic review, Annotated bibliography.