1. CPTC – A Partner in the
Library Development
Network
Presented by Angela Patterson
Chief Executive Officer
Creative Production and Training Centre (CPTC)

2. WHAT IS CPTC?
 A major production house for television and
radio content
 A major training institution in the technologies
of media
 A cable channel – CTV
 The holder of one of the largest collection of
audio visual work in the area of arts and
culture in the Caribbean

3. CPTC – A major production house
 Resources
 Multi-camera outside broadcast facility
 Largest, fully digital television studio in the Caribbean
 Digital video editing capability
 Most experienced and skilled staff in the business
 Track record
 Producer of Hill an’ Gully Ride – longest running
magazine programme on Jamaican television-seen
across the world
 Producer of many award-winning documentaries and
corporate videos
 Provider of technical services to many of Jamaica’s
foremost productions-PM Gala, Digicel Fame & Fortune,
National Political Debates

4. CPTC- A major training institution
 The Media Technology Institute – MTI –
provides certified training in:
 Voice and speech
 Techniques of video production
 Animation and Graphics
 Photography
 Scriptwriting
 Non-linear editing
 Producing over 200 certified professionals
each year in various disciplines

5. CTV – CPTC’s cable channel
 Broadcasting since December 2000
 Seen on 17 cable systems across Jamaica
 #1 channel for Jamaican arts and culture
 90% material produced by CPTC
 Family oriented
 Outlet for work from other Jamaican
producers

6. The CPTC Library
 Home to over 30,000 hours of video material
spanning CPTC’s 23 year existence
 Small publication catalogue – over 2000 titles
 Database managed by the UNESCO’s
CDS/ISIS software
 Equipped with viewing and basic editing
capability
 Available to students of MTI

7. CPTC committed to valued
partnerships
 Ourselves a library – building and preserving
our collections, capturing cultural events,
involvement in community and cultural
initiatives
 Commitment to:
 Excellence in client services
 Innovation and creativity
 Collegial and collaborative partnerships
 Sharing of our knowledge and expertise
 Active participation in AVIN

8. CPTC - making library networking
real
 CPTC envisages a future where:
 Its own library as part of the library network
contains the highest levels of digitized
indigenous footage on Jamaican culture
 Through the network of computers, the CPTC
library is accessible to all for viewing
 Through the CPTC resources the archival
material resident in the various museums and
libraries can be brought closer to the public in
their various communities

9. CPTC - making library networking
real
 CPTC envisages a future where:
 Our services will become a key part of strategic
alliances in education especially cultural education
 This collaboration on cultural resource sharing is used
to engage the Diaspora
 CPTC’s partners will contribute to the academic
success of our MTI students
 CPTC and its partners will collaborate to promote:
 the availability of this vast library resource
 The availability of cultural resources important in
defining us as a people

10. CPTC is a valued partner within the
library network initiatives!