Her experiences as a practitioner in librarianship encompass both paraprofessional and professional positions, primarily in the academic library arena. She is a past President of the American Indian Library Association (AILA) and currently serves as the editor of its newsletter. Her most recent publications include: "Focusing on Native Americans: Basic Web Resources Pathfinder" in Collection Building, Vol. 21, No. 2, 2002, pages 60-90 (which received the 2002 Outstanding Paper Award for Excellence for the journal) and with Dr. Nancy Larson Bluemel, "Pop-up Books: An Introductory Guide," in Collection Building, vol. 22, No. 1, 2003, pages 21-32. Dr. Taylor is an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.