Supervisor’s Certificate

This is to certified that the thesis entitled “INFORMATION SEEKING PATTERNS

OF USERS, SERVICES AND RESOURCES OF CBSE PUBLIC SCHOOL

LIBRARIES IN RAJASTHAN: A MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS” by Mr. Kamal

Kant Gupta for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY of the University of

Rajasthan, is an original research work carried out by the candidate under my supervision

and guidance. The candidate has persued his research at Jaipur, the period of residence

being more than 100 days in each year.

Date: (Dr. M. R. Rawtani)

Supervisor
 Acknowledgment

All great abundant thanks to the Glorious Almighty Bhagwan, the Omniscient and

the sole nourish the sustainer of the universe, who taught me and guided my

step to this humble effort.

I wish to profound my gratitude toward my supervisor Dr. M. R. Rawtani, Asso.

Prof., Department of Library and Information Science, University of Rajasthan,

Jaipur, whose encouragement, guidance and support from the initial to the final

level enabled me to develop an understanding of the subject. Whose help,

stimulating suggestions and encouragement helped me in all the time of research

and writing of this thesis.

I wish to pay my great appreciation to Dr. P. K. Gupta, Deputy Librarian,

Rajasthan University Library, Jaipur, who gave me the possibility to complete this

thesis.

My colleagues from the University of Rajasthan supported me in my research

work. I want to thank them for all their help, support, interest and valuable hints.

Especially I am obliged to Dr. N. K. Sharma, Kailash Chand Sharma Captain

Ashok Jaswal and Nagesh Sharma.

I would like to thank staff of Rajasthan University Library specially Mahesh

Kumar. I also want to thank my Papa Dr. S. K. Gupta for all his assistance was of

great help in difficult times. My son, Himanshu Gupta as well as Shashank Gupta

looked closely at the final version of the thesis for correcting and offering

suggestions for improvement.

No one, however, helped more directly and continuously in writing this thesis

than my wife Vibha Gupta. Through each stage of preparation, she shared the

burdens, anxieties and pleasures of this study. She also worked hard to support

me so that I could complete this study according to schedule. Without the love of

Vibha and my son Himanshu and Shashank this thesis could not have been

written. To my wife I owe an immeasurable debt and deep affection.

Dated: (Kamal Kant Gupta)