It's an eminently useful reference tool compiled alphabetically.
But before you spend money on a reference tool, consider the alternatives.
When I bought Craig's book in 1982, it was an invaluable, living reference tool.
Its legitimacy as a reference tool was undermined long ago — first by 411, then by the Internet and smartphones.
Because the encyclopedia is primarily a scholarly reference tool, every fact must have multiple sources.
Williams is an advocate for the new domestic abuse reference tool (Dart developed by Jane Monckton-Smith at the University of Gloucestershire.
First published in 1980 and updated in three subsequent editions, Burton's Legal Thesaurus (MacMillan) is considered an authoritative reference tool and the only freestanding thesaurus in the industry.
In the MPS survey, nearly 80% of doctors saw medical records as a reference tool for their own use, and for other health professionals, rather than the patient.
For general users, it is already both a delightful toy and (with the above reservations) a genuine benefit as a combined, finger-light reference tool.
Perhaps people hold onto their "outdated lexicons" because their fading utility as a reference tool is compensated for by their value as entertainment.
