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Information systems have not kept pace with the shift from knowledge-acquisition to problem-solving in higher education. New information systems are needed and the author describes INFOTHEK a system which uses computerised semantic networks, problem analysers and guidance programs to enable the student to move quickly into a new field. The proposed systems installed on a computer are complementary to highly structured information modules presented on paper, film, videotape, etc. The author discusses some of the implications of the adoption of this system.
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This is an extended summary of a longer article (in German) received by Higher Education in January 1975. We hope to publish an updated English version in a forthcoming issue. The full version (in German, 60pp., 70 references) from which the shorter and updated English version is to be derived, may be obtained on request from the author at the above address.
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Haefner, K. The structure of learner-oriented information-retrieval systems and their contribution to problem-solving and learning in higher education. High Educ 4, 483–485 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00154471
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00154471