Her research interests include organization of information, knowledge organization systems, and information-seeking behavior. She teaches courses in Organization of Information, Cataloging & Classification, Metadata, and Digital Libraries. Dr. Salaba has a number of publications and presentations on FRBR, FRSAD, subject access to information, and knowledge organization systems (controlled vocabularies). She and Dr. Yin Zhang have received a three-year IMLS Research Grant for FRBR Research and Development. She is serving as the Co-chair and Secretary of the IFLA Working Group on the Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Records (FRSAR).