AMA Dataset - Services

Data Gathering

We allow comprehensive data updates via paper mailing as well as our tried and tested e-mail system with entrant access using a unique key. Our system notifies the editorial team that an entry has been made and they can accept and validate. Not only does this save on mailings but also speeds up the often laborious update process.

Content Management

By building our own CMS, we have considered the differing needs of our clients and can tailor solutions to suit the needs of an individual title. Our systems have full access control built in, with complete audit and validation of every movement and we have servers in different locations so that you have the confidence your data is secure.

For more details, see the CAMRA Good Beer Guide and Market Research Society case studies.

Automated Typesetting & Proofing

Speed is essential in the publishing world today and we use the best industry tools for typesetting. Combined with the power of our CMS, we can produce online typesetting systems that can turnaround up to 500 pages per minute, allowing our clients to make amendments up to the last possible moment in the publishing process, proofing and re-proofing at no extra cost.

For more details, see the CAMRA Good Beer Guide and Bodleian Library case studies.

Online Publications

We can design public websites that make the most of your content and develop subscription systems that can expand your revenue from existing data. Linking these sites to our content management platform is seamless and can provide you with a comprehensive solution.

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AMA can work with your existing data as well as introducing new, more efficient, systems.

For our existing clients, we have used and improved a wide range of publishing systems:

Collections of MS Word files and email

Pre-existing content management systems

InDesign, Ventura, Quark and 3B2 workflows

Old computing hardware (right back to 1980s technology)

Full relational databases (MS Access to MSSQL to Oracle)

Secuity and Data Integrity

If appropriate, your data can be stored safely in purpose built, highly secure data-centres or on “the Cloud” using the very latest backup, auditing and protection techniques. We can safeguard your data integrity.

We've developed a comprehensive online service that gives you control of your data and production schedule. The following key features are examples of what is available:

Full rich-text editing online Quickly edit your data using basic formatting options available in word processing software

Spellchecking and word-counting online Ensure that blocks of text conform to given word count restrictions

Support for uploading and downloading Word files and other content Use your existing workflow or use word processors to do major content editing

Multi-level user access and security Different logins and websites for different people, so that users only see what they need to

Very fine-grain auditing We log every change to the system that is ever made, so that data can’t be lost and a full history of who made what changes where is available for full accountability

Full text searching Find the data you need and present it in its most useful form

Perform reports and data extracts Produce usage reports and progress reports to find out where you are in the production process

AMA can integrate real-time on-demand proofing into your publishing solution. Your data can be imported, updated and manipulated online, and press-ready PDFs can be generated online using our sophisticated online typesetting system.

Operating at speeds of up to 500 pages a minute the system can provide very quick press ready proofs 24 hours a day.

AMA Demo

Our demo is a sample publishing and content management site for a fictional publication: The Directory of Chartered Organisations. On this site you can edit and search data as well as create PDF proofs of the directory

You do not need to provide your name or email address, but doing so will help us identify you if you contact us about your experience.

If you already have a username and password from using the demo previously, then proceed straight to login and enter your details into the login form

If you have any problems with our demo site or wish to contact us for further information, then please email support@ama.uk.com or visit our contact page

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