The phrase "an outdated reference for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing something that is no longer relevant or current in relation to a specific topic or context.
Example: "The book serves as an outdated reference for modern marketing strategies."
Alternatives: "an obsolete source for" or "a dated citation for".
The article also gave an outdated reference for one of Mr. Kerry's financial supporters, Jeffrey F. Liss, the chief operating officer of the law firm Piper Rudnick.
An obituary on Monday about the fashion designer Lilly Pulitzer included an outdated reference for annual sales of the Lilly Pulitzer brand.
Correction: May 24 , 2003 Saturday A map last Saturday with an article about a judge's order requiring Honeywell International to clean up a 34-acre site along Jersey City's waterfront included an outdated reference for an area south of it.
A listing of credits in Weekend on Friday with a film review of "An Unfinished Life" included an outdated reference from Miramax to the music.
In addition, all rat whole genome sequencing studies to date used an outdated reference genome for analysis (RGSC3.4 released in 2004).
Correction: June 11 , 2000 Sunday An article on Page 4 of Arts & Leisure today about musicals in Southern California includes an outdated reference to plans for the stage version of "The Full Monty".
An article on page 28 of The Times Magazine today, about the underground storage of nuclear waste, contains an outdated reference to the deadline for a Federal judge's ruling on the Energy Department's plans to bury plutonium waste at a New Mexico site.
Correction: September 5, 2003, Friday A television program note in Arts & Leisure on Sunday with an article about the architect David Childs, who is leading the design of a 1,776-foot 1,776-foottowerorld Trade Center site, included an outdated reforence thethe broadcast date for "Rebuilding Ground Zero: Engineering the Future," on the Discovery Channel.
A Square Feet article in Business Day last Wednesday about development near public transit stations included an outdated reference to the management company for the Market Common, a retail and residential complex in Arlington, Va.
Correction: August 27, 2000, Sunday An article on Page 9 of Arts & Leisure today about the film "The Sound of Music" includes an outdated reference to the opening date for "Sing-A-Long Sound of Music" at the Ziegfeld Theater in Manhattan.
(Go to Article) Â An essay on Page 27 of The Times Magazine today about states' rights as a potential issue for the Democrats includes an outdated reference to the possibility that Senator Charles E. Schumer would run for the governorship of New York.
