Reference Wordsmith compiles general and specialized reference content according to client specifications.

Reference Wordsmith is run by Dr. Barbara Ann Kipfer, a lexicographer with 30 years’ experience in writing and editing dictionaries, thesauri, and other word books; creating Internet and software lexical content; working in natural language processing, search engine and information retrieval, question-answering, and artificial intelligence research; and developing ontologies, hierarchies, taxonomies, and classification schemes. Dr. Kipfer is the author of 50 books and holds an MPhil and PhD in Linguistics, a PhD in Archaeology, and a PhD in Buddhist Studies. For more information, see CV.

Reference Wordsmith works on a contract basis, with the time and cost based on the particular project. Reference Wordsmith can estimate a project’s time and cost – or the client can set limits for time and cost.