The phrase "a reference handbook" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a book or resource that provides information or guidance on a specific subject.
Example: "For detailed information on the topic, please consult the reference handbook provided by the library."
Alternatives: "a guidebook" or "an informational manual".
411 p. Imperial Russia: a reference handbook / John Paxton.
"Ten steps to complex learning: A new approach to instruction and instructional design". Chapter 26 in 21st Centruy Education: A Reference Handbook.
"The Sociology of Voluntary Associations". 21st Century Sociology: A Reference Handbook, edited by Clifton D Bryant and Dennis L Peck, 197-207.
Thomas Potts' writings and Jennet's evidence were included in a reference handbook for magistrates, The Country Justice.
Researchers at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions contributed to a chapter in the publication "Environmental Leadership: A Reference Handbook". The book covers topics that confront the particular intractable characteristics of environmental problem solving.
They are a published content contributor in Sex and Gender: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary World Issues), a freelance journalist, blogger, and a social political organizer.
Sharing the vast knowledge and experience that has served him well in his own career, this book is specifically aimed at the student design engineer who has left full- or part-time academic studies and requires a handy reference handbook to use in practice.
You could check in a grammar or writing reference handbook from one of your writing classes, and probably find the word in the index.
WHO, 2010 [link] HIV Testing and Counselling Reference Handbook and Training Package for Low and Concentrated Epidemic Settings.
The categorisation of fifteen key themes and topics was developed using a combination of pharmacology principles, systems-based pharmacology and disease-based therapeutics referenced against the Tables of Contents of a selection of commonly used pharmacology texts and clinical reference handbooks; for example, pharmacokinetics is a theme, for which drug metabolism is a topic within that theme.
The proposed text will provide a user-friendly quick-reference handbook to serve as a useful resource for practicing pathologists and laboratory personnel dealing with, and interested in, this evolving field of molecular cytopathology.
