The Web is predominant source of information upon which most university students depend for accomplishing their academic tasks. This study investigated the influence of

web search training programme on query formulation behaviour of undergraduates of Kano State University of Science and Technology (KUST), Wudil, Kano State, Nigeria. The study was set to answer two research questions and tested a hypothesis. Quasi-experimental design of the pretest and posttest type was used for the study. All 20,679

undergraduates of KUST made up the target population. Convenience sampling technique was used to recruit only 35 students, who participated in a six weeks training programme and lab sessions. A structured and validated questionnaire was used for data collection at both pretest and posttest levels. Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient for the constructs ranged 0.78 to 0.88. Two adapted search task tests were used to assess students’ query formulation behaviour on the web before and after the training. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and t-test. Findings revealed that web search training had significant effect on the query formulation behaviour of participants (t(34) = 17.680; p <0.05,η2= 0.857). The study concluded that web search training is essential for all undergraduate students of KUST Wudil to enable them develop appropriate web search query formulation behaviour and also accomplish their academic search tasks. The study recommended that academic librarians should include practical web search sessions in their use of library classes for freshmen.