Databases to find books: 
OPAC  

Not in the OPAC? Try: 
Interlibrary Loan 
Link+ 
WorldCat  

For more information: 

Books for Engineering & Computer Science

• Take longer to publish than articles
• Compilations & summaries of research
• Background information

Reference books:

• General and specialized encyclopedias and dictionaries
• Print periodical indexes for older newspaper and journal articles

EXAMPLE: [MLA]
Edyburn, Dave L. The Electronic Scholar: Enhancing Research Productivity
      with Technology. Upper Saddle River: Merrill, 1999.