Monday’s Link Roundup.

If you’re into gadgets, this Monday’s link will be of interest. Carry a Scanner in Your Pocket describes an iPhone application that allows you to scan documents. How cool is that? It almost make me want to put an iPhone on my Santa wish list. For British history buffs there’s Cambridge University’s Raj collection goes online. And if you like contests, check out the Southern California Genealogical Society 10th Annual Writers Contest.

Announcing Freelance Forecast 2010. “… it’s time for Freelance Forecast 2010, Boomvang Creative Group’s second annual survey of creative freelancers and the clients who hire them. Topics include ways to improve relationships, avoid deal-killers and understand motivations, as well as some info on pricing. Complete either or both of the surveys and you’ll receive a free copy of the final results, plus you’ll be entered into a drawing for a $100 iTunes or STAPLES gift card.” [Thanks to Pat McNees for alerting me to this item.]

Southern California Genealogical Society 10th Annual Writers Contest. Your article can be on family or local history and previously published work is accepted. Entries must be received between November 1 and December 31, 2009. There’s a cash prize. You don’t have to be a member of the SCGS to enter this contest.

Carry a Scanner in Your Pocket. “Scanner Pro 1.2 is the latest version of a popular iPhone application which transforms the device into portable scanner. You can snap a picture of a document or of an old picture, and Scanner Pro then converts the image to a PDF file in the same manner as a scanner.”

Cambridge University’s Raj collection goes online. “An extraordinary, sprawling archive of the last days of British rule in India has been saved from decay and is being made available free over the internet.”

Project will give Sephardic Jews a voice. “The goal: 5,000 interviews. The deadline: Dec. 31, 2015. The objective: To record the stories of Sephardic Jews who immigrated to the United States or were born here. Called “Sephardic America Voices: A Jewish Oral History Project,” it’s sponsored by the New York-based American Sephardi Federation (ASF), in partnership with the University of Miami and Hebrew University.”

The Inflation Calculator. “The following form adjusts any given amount of money for inflation, according to the Consumer Price Index, from 1800 to 2007.” [Thanks to Brina Bolanz at Restored Stories for alerting me to this item.]

University of Illinois reaches out through iTunes.“Through its new iTunes Store listing, the University of Illinois Springfield is bringing some of its archived oral history to more than 200 million users worldwide.”

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