Background
Karklins, Vija L. was born on April 16, 1929 in Riga, Latvia.
Karklins, Vija L. was born on April 16, 1929 in Riga, Latvia.
Bachelor in Comparative Literature, City College of New York, 1955. Master of Library Science, Columbia University, 1957.
Pre-professional library, Brooklyn Public Library, 1955-1957; with public relations department, Socony Mobil Oil Corporation, 1957-1959; library, Bio-Medical Library University of Minnesota, 1958-1961, 62-63; with, National Institutes of Health, 1963-1965; cataloger, National Institutes of Health, 1965-1969; head catalog department, National Institutes of Health, 1969-1972; chief technical services, National Institutes of Health, 1972-1975; associate director libraries for bibliographical systems, Smithsonian Institute, from 1975; now deputy director, Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Member Fedlink Executive Advisory Council, Washington, 1979-1982, 86-89, chair, 1988.
Member American Library Association, Federal Library and Information Center Committee (policy working group since 1992), District of Columbia Library. Association.