HongKongers live in a fast-paced world of abbreviations. I just realize my office life is full of CCs.
First of all, when battling with email traffic, cc and bcc come in handy. For Gen Z readers, cc/bcc emails are modern derivatives of carbon copy and blind carbon copy which thrived in the age of typewriters.
Professor X recommends an ebook for a class of 100 students. We will then order that ebook uu, meaning unlimited concurrent users. If the class only has 15 students, 3 cc will suffice, i.e., an ebook that supports three concurrent users.
Surf the Web for some pretty graphics for a PPT. When you spot a CC BY icon below an image, you are safe to use it without copyright concerns. CC BY is the most permissive Creative Commons license that allows you to distribute and tweak a work, even for commercial use, as long as proper credit is given to the creator.
What else?
Cloud computing, of course! Imagine the remote data centers out there transmitting data unfailingly to and from your device at lightning speed.
Last, Celia, my dear colleague in CD team, happens to be a Ms. Cheung.
Connecting the dots, all CCs are excellent work partners, sharing information and knowledge, and optimizing work performance. Hmmm, there is just one outlier, credit controllers who send me reminders on outstanding invoices. They are always commendable for being very gentle though.
Catherine Kwok
Head (Collection Development)
lbckwok@ust.hk
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