Article Mousaion https://doi.org/10.25159/0027-2639/4931 https://upjournals.co.za/index.php/LIS ISSN 0027-2639 (Print) Volume 16 | Number 1 | 2018 | #4931 | 18 pages © Unisa Press 2018 Information-Seeking Behaviour of First-Year Undergraduate Students at Mzuzu University, Malawi George T. Chipeta https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8116-8195 Mzuzu University, Malawi gchipeta5@gmail.com Gift A. B. Dube https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6532-348X Mzuzu University, Malawi giftdube1969@yahoo.com Winner D. Chawinga https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3865-4777 University of the Western Cape, South Africa winnchawinga@gmail.com Lizzie Malemia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8946-5952 Mzuzu University, Malawi lmalemia@gmail.com Maloto G. Chaura https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4715-2709 Mzuzu University, Malawi yilinasetemwa@gmail.com Abstract The paper presents a study that examined the information-seeking behaviour of first-year undergraduate students at Mzuzu University, Malawi, by focusing on three research objectives, namely the information needs of first-year undergraduate students, the predominant sources of information for first-year undergraduate students, and information-seeking barriers of first-year undergraduate students. The study stratified the sample into five faculties and distributed questionnaires with a mix of closed-ended and open-ended questions to 215 first-year undergraduate students. According to the study findings, 135 (62.7%) students who returned the questionnaires predominantly need information for academic work such as assignments, test and examinations. The predominant sources of information used by students are library books, lecture notes or handouts, and text books assigned to the course with scores of 100 (74%), 98 (72.6%) and 63 (46.7%) respectively. The study concludes that as much as library books are the main source of information, the unavailability of relevant books, poor Internet connectivity, students’ lack of computer and search skills, frequent power outages, and underdeveloped ICT