This document reports the preliminary results of a survey conducted in the spring of 1993 to gather information on the status and use of video collections and multimedia in Association of Research Libraries (ARL) libraries. Results from the survey include: 84 percent of the 73 respondents collect videorecordings; the largest collections are on VHS videocassettes; 87 percent of the libraries with a video collection collect feature films; the majority of the respondents buy videocassettes with public performance rights; and of 66 respondents, 4 percent reported that the library was the only unit on campus involved in multimedia while 61 percent reported that the library and other units are involved in multimedia. The following types of sample documents from the libraries that offer video collection and services to their users are included: copyright policies from 5 libraries; collection development policies from 11 libraries; access policies from 10 libraries; and guides to collections and services from 9 libraries. The survey instrument and a list of 4 selected readings are included. (JLB)