Scope and Contents This is the Inaugural lecture in the William R. and Erlyn J. Gould Distinguished Lecture Series. The opening speaker, Greg Thomas, introduces the Gould Lecture Series that will address technology and the quality of life. He mentions that the William R. and Erlyn J. Gould Endowment will support the Marriott Library's Utah Science, Engineering, and Medicine archives as well as general library programs and the lecture series itself. Roger K. Hanson thanks Gould for his support and Arthur K. Smith,...