Videodisc utilization trends in the health sciences.

This paper describes a national survey designed to determine trends in videodisc utilization in academic health science centers throughout North America. In the fall of 1986, we mailed 1,449 four-page survey instruments to five different professional groups within health science institutions. Of those surveys, 247 (17%) were completed and returned. Survey results indicate a wide range of videodisc technology utilization. The role of interactive video technology for biomedical instruction is clearly expanding.