The study investigated the information seeking behaviour of two
categories of distance learners in Botswana, comprising the cross border
students and those that registered with the University
of Botswana. The return of 364 duly completed questionnaires
recorded 70.1 percent response rate. Cross tabulation and chisquare
were made to relate the independent variables to the findings
and establish possible influence where appropriate. The study made
recommendations that could assist the providers of distance education
on the information milieu in which distance learners operate
generally in Africa and Botswana in particular and also lead to
the improvement of students’ use of information resources.