A survey of all colleges and universities in 13 western states was conducted by the Northwest Task Force on Higher Educational Information Technologies in mid-1984 to obtain information that could be used to: (1) describe current instructional applications of video, audio, and computer technologies; (2) facilitate networking among educators who share common concerns; (3) identify obstacles to more effective use of information technologies; and (4) determine the types of problems educators would like to work on in collaboration with colleagues at other institutions. Additional insight into some of the policy issues related to the use of information technologies was sought through a survey of the State Higher Education Executive Officer (SHEEO) in each state. Analysis of the responses indicates that computers are being used to service larger proportions of the student body than either video or audio cassettes, with computers used more in the scientific disciplines and video and audio in the social sciences and humanities; white collar professionals are the single largest category of students being served via information technologies; the reporting institutions are active participants in technology-oriented networks; and 8 of the 13 western states have established statewide task forces to deal with information technologies in general. This report provides both summaries of the major findings and detailed analyses of the results of the two surveys, as well as discussions of the implications of the findings and numerous tables presenting data for the region as a whole. Copies of the questionnaires used are appended. (THC)