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Assessment Information
eResource Title	Vendor	Overall Grade
ASME Standards	American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)	C

Images

Positioning of Images

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?	Always

Functional images embedded in the background

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are there functional images embedded in the background?	Always	There is really only one consistent functional image - the database logo at the top of the page which links to the database home page. When you increase the browser size, the options at the top right of the navigation bar shift over the logo. The logo is no longer functional, although because the Home tab has shifted over the logo and links to the same place, you can click on that to get to the home page.

Presence of Icons

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc?	Sometimes	Icons are available form the Tools drop down list. There are few options available - when you are in a document, the Tools drop down list gives you two options with icons and text - Clear or Print. There are icons on document summary pages to access a drop down table of contents as well as one to access a page-to-page view of the document, but the latter replicates what the user gets by clicking on the document title.

Alt Text

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Not Applicable	There are almost no images in this database.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Sometimes	The only functional image - the logo at the top of the page - is replicated by the home button - same link. There are other images but they all accompany text. There is an icon representing the Table of Contents for each document. These do not contain alt text.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Never	Few logos, but those that do exist do not contain alt text.

Content Scaling

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off?	Always
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%?	Always
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%?	Always

Colour and Contrast

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?	Sometimes	Most of the text is passes - it's black on white - but there are headers and footers that are white text on blue background, and they fail the test.

Colour

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?	Not Applicable	There are no graphs that I have be able to find in this database.
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)?	Always
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action?	Not Applicable

Text to speech

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options?	Never

Clustered Links

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Using your mouse, is the clickable area around links and buttons large enough for users to see and activate easily?	Sometimes	The only exception is when you are in a subject area, e.g. Aerospace & Defense, there is an option to refine your results. These options are right on top of one another, so there might be an issue with those links.
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate?	Sometimes	See above.
Using any method to test links, are all links and buttons functional (i.e., not dead)?	Always
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation?	Always

Dynamic content

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Can users pause carousel movement?	Not Applicable
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?	Not Applicable

Liquid layout

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap?	Always
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions?	Always
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions?	Always

Labels and Instructions for Interactive Elements

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are user input fields accompanied by clear instructions on what the user needs to do to successfully complete the form?	Sometimes	Instructions in the main search box on the home page say Search over the box, but rely on placeholder text within the box. On the search screen on subsequent pages, the search box has the label Search over the box, and then when you hover over the box, an orange text box appears from the bottom of the screen with detailed search instructions.
Do user input fields contain labels in addition to overall instructions mentioned above?	Never
Are descriptions for fields and boxes easy to understand?	Sometimes	With the exception of placeholder text in the search box on the home page.
Are labels placed above the user input fields and clearly associated with each field?	Always
Are text cues for coloured form control labels available?	Not Applicable
Are other visual indicators provided consistently, such as an asterisk for required form fields?	Not Applicable	There is only one form on this website, the search box.

Error Prevention

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are user input fields either reversible, checked, or confirmed? One of the three is acceptable.	Always	Because the only form is the search box, the user can always re-enter their search terms.

Error Reports

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are alert messages clearly visible to the user, either at the top of the form field, inline, or through a dialog box?	Not Applicable
Do alert messages clearly indicate the field in which the error has occurred and a description of the error and the fix?	Not Applicable
Is the user able to easily access the user input field to correct the error?	Not Applicable
Is the user able to resubmit the form and re-validate their submission?	Not Applicable
Do error reports follow a logical reading and navigation order?	Not Applicable

Search function spell-check

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
When a user spells a word incorrectly, does the search function offer spelling suggestions or synonyms?	Never

Functionality of Interactive Elements

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are icons such as to save, download, or print consistent across the site?	Always	Very few icons, but those that exist are consistent.
Is alternative text clear and consistent for each icon type?	Never	No alt text
Are actions consistently labelled across the site? For example, the “search” button is always labeled “search”.	Always
Are icons that have adjacent links consistent?	Always
Can the purpose of each link be determined from the link text alone?	Sometimes	The only exception is the page-to-page link, and that is adjacent to an explanatory link that goes to the same spot.

Consistent Navigation

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the eresource have a consistent layout and navigation across all pages?	Always
Are search fields located in the same places throughout the website?	Always
Do other features occur in the same place throughout the website?	Always
Are links, buttons, images, and other components that are used repeatedly throughout a website labeled consistently?	Always

Pop-up windows/Interruptions

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the electronic resource avoid the use of pop-up windows which open automatically in a new tab if a user clicks on a button?	Always
Does the database avoid launching pop-up windows automatically when the database is loaded?	Always
Where pop-ups occur, are users able to postpone or suppress any pop-ups?	Never	The only pop-up is the instructions for the search box that appear in the lower half of the screen when the user hovers over/clicks in the search box and that only appears at the bottom portion of the screen.
Does the database avoid launching pages in a new browser window with the usual browser controls missing?	Always

Headers

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Is page content subdivided hierarchically into appropriate headings and tagged appropriately?	Never	When looking through the WAVE results, the result is consistently "This page has no heading structure!"
Are headings concise and clear, and accurately reflect the content under that heading?	Not Applicable	See above.

Menus

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Do database page menus have a reasonable number of navigation items and drop-down options?	Always
Does the main navigation and drop-downs contain a reasonable number of menu items?	Always
Can all menus and submenus be accessed with screen readers and via keyboard navigation?	Always

Change of context

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the “results” page or item record view avoid opening in a new tab without a warning?	Always
Is there an "update now" button that requests a refresh of content rather than automatically updating the content?	Never
Does the database avoid automatic redirection?	Always

Change of Context: Focus

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the form refrain from submitting automatically when a component receives focus?	Always
Does the database avoid launching new windows when a component receives focus?	Always
Does the database avoid change of focus when a component receives focus?	Always
Are you able to tab through a page using keyboard navigation without the keyboard focus moving away from the control?	Always

Navigation Links

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Can the purpose of each link can be determined from the link text, or from the link text together with its surrounding context?	Always

Keyboard Navigation

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Can keyboard focus be moved to all page elements?	Sometimes	When you are viewing a document, there is an option on the left side of the page for Table of Contents. The keyboard navigation can open this menu, but not select any of the options in the list.
If moving keyboard focus away from a component requires more than arrow or tab keys, is this clearly indicated on the page?	Not Applicable
Is default keyboard navigation order logical and intuitive, following the visual flow of the page as described above?	Always
When using a keyboard to navigate the interface, is the keyboard focus indicator visible?	Always
Does all interactive functionality work via keyboard, and does it behave consistently and as expected?	Sometimes	When you are viewing a document, there is an option on the left side of the page for Table of Contents. The keyboard navigation can open this menu, but not select any of the options in the list.
Does focus order move sequentially across form fields?	Not Applicable	There is only one form field, the search box, and it is accessible via keyboard navigation.

Skip Links

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are there skip links (either visible or invisible)?	Never
Are skip links visible or invisible?	Not Applicable
Are skip links (visible or invisible) positioned prominently near the beginning of the page?	Not Applicable
Are skip links labelled properly?	Not Applicable
Are skip links accessible via keyboard?	Not Applicable
Do anchors (link destinations) appear at the beginning of the relevant content?	Not Applicable
Do skip navigation controls appear in the same place on every page?	Not Applicable

Tables

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the reader capture accurate information as it appears in the table and the columns and rows?	Not Applicable	There are no tables that I have found in this database.

Frames

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the screen reader successfully navigate from one frame to another?	Always
Does each frame have a meaningful title that tells the user the purpose of the frame?	Always
When navigating the page using keyboard navigation, is the user able to navigate effectively from one frame to the next?	Sometimes	The user can move between frames, however because the documents themselves are in a non-readable format, when the user is actually viewing a document, the screen reader jumps from the bottom of the first frame to the bottom of the next. It reads the document as not being there at all.

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only?	Always	NOTE: The documents on this website are SPDFs, which are described as PDF files created by Oracle Information Rights Management (IRM) document protection software, and not regular PDF files.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?	Never	NOTE: The documents on this website are SPDFs, which are described as PDF files created by Oracle Information Rights Management (IRM) document protection software, and not regular PDF files. I checked three documents - the text is not searchable or extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?	Never	NOTE: The documents on this website are SPDFs, which are described as PDF files created by Oracle Information Rights Management (IRM) document protection software, and not regular PDF files. I checked three documents - I was unable to search any words within the document.

Tagged PDFs

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are alternative descriptions provided?	Sometimes	Failed the Figures alternate text
Is primary language specified?	Never
Is reliable character encoding provided?	Always
Are all page elements tagged?	Sometimes	Tagged content and tab order both failed.
Are list and table structure correct?	Always

Structure: Reading Order

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the Read Out Loud function read the PDF in a logical way, preserving the order of the text and various sections?	Never	There is no option to download the documents. It is possible to use the print option to create a pdf, but in these cases, the pdfs work as an image file, and are not accessible for to the Read Out Loud function.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?	Never	There is no option to download the documents. It is possible to use the print option to create a pdf, but in these cases, the pdfs work as an image file, and are not accessible for to the Read Out Loud function.
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document?	Never	There is no option to download the documents. It is possible to use the print option to create a pdf, but in these cases, the pdfs work as an image file, and are not accessible for to the Read Out Loud function.

Magnification

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
When zooming in to 250%, does all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read?	Always	There is no option to download the documents. It is possible to use the print option to create a pdf, and those pdfs remain clear and easy to read when magnified.

Images

Positioning of Images

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?	Not Applicable	All documents examined were mostly text documents, containing few images.

Alternative Description

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Never	There is no option to download the documents. It is possible to use the print option to create a pdf, but in these cases, the pdfs work as an image file, and there is no alt text.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Not Applicable
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?	Never	There is no option to download the documents. It is possible to use the print option to create a pdf, but in these cases, the pdfs work as an image file, and are not accessible for to the Read Out Loud function.

Tables

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?	Never	There is no option to download the documents. It is possible to use the print option to create a pdf, but in these cases, the pdfs work as an image file, and are not accessible for to the Read Out Loud function.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?	Not Applicable

Additional Navigational Aids

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?	Not Applicable	There is no option to download the documents. It is possible to use the print option to create a pdf, but in these cases, the pdfs work as an image file, so there are no bookmarks.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?	Not Applicable

Video Captions

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Are videos captioned?	Not Applicable
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?	Not Applicable
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?	Not Applicable
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?	Not Applicable
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?	Not Applicable
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?	Not Applicable
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?	Not Applicable

Described Video

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Do videos include described video, or if not, is there a text equivalent of the video provided on the same page or via a link?	Not Applicable
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents?	Not Applicable

Audio Accessibility

Question	Answer	Notes	Images
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?	Not Applicable
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?	Not Applicable

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