Assessment for LWW Journals by Mohawk - Module 1: Interface Appearance

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Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are there functional images embedded in the background?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The width and height of the window of the browser was changed and there was no misalignment.
I did not see an option within the interface to increase text size, however, using the zoom function on browser did not cause misalignment either.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There were only two instances of a missing alternative text for informative images in the OVID interface.
There were several instances where informative images in the OVID Full text of LWW Journals contained redundant alternative text and/or lacked an appropriate textual alternative. Approximately 20 informative images across 6 LWW Journals were assessed and all had redundant alternative text and about half did not have appropriate textual alternatives.


Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There were instances of missing alt text for functional images, most of which should have had empty/null alternative text.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Logos used as text in the OVID interface had appropriate alt-text.
There were several instances of complex images used as text in LWW Journal content (viewed in 'Ovid Full Text) that had redundant alternative text.
More notably, all of the complex images used as text that I assessed did not have appropriate textual alternatives, if at all. These images included flow charts, diagrams, data tables etc.
I assessed several images in 5 separate journals and looked at 3 articles for each. Each article had anywhere between 2-10 complex images.

Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There were instances of blurry and pixelated images in both the interface of OVID, (see attached example of icons) as well as within LWW Journal content when viewed in 'OVID Full text'
In the journals that were tested, all types of images (e.g. complex, informational etc.) were not clear at 200% (especially the text) with some improvement when using the 'View Image Full Size" tool. In some cases, the use of the 'View image full size' tool is essential to see text on an image as without it text was very blurred. See the examples attached.


Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There were some contrast errors flagged for 'very low contrast between text and background colors' with a failing ratio of 3.49:1
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The only colour-coded graphs found in the OVID interface were within LWW Journal content as viewed in 'Ovid Full text'. 18 bar and line graphs within 8 different LWW journals were assessed and none had text equivalents. See example attached.
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There doesn't appear to be an option for HTML Full Text and so there are no choices for text-to-speech or read-aloud option.
Using your mouse, is the clickable area around links and buttons large enough for users to see and activate easily?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Using any method to test links, are all links and buttons functional (i.e., not dead)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Although you can navigate to links and buttons using the keyboard, it should be noted you can not always visually see the 'focus' (small border around the area) for some of the links. Instead of a visual 'focus' area, there is an indecipherable and long url. See attached for example.
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The order of text was preserved when viewing landing pages, results page, and multiple instances of item records.
There were instances where the order of the text was preserved when viewing a LWW Journal article in OVID Full Text, but the text was cut off.
There were instances where the order of the text of a LWW Journal article when viewing an article in OVID Full Text was preserved but you could not access other parts of the interface.

Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There were instances of text and images being cut off or not accessible in the different screen resolutions.
eResource: LWW Journals
eResource Type: eJournals
Vendor: Wolters Kluwer Health
Institution: Mohawk
Score: 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? Never The width and height of the window of the browser was changed and there was no misalignment. I did not see an option within the interface to increase text size, however, using the zoom function on browser did not cause misalignment either.

Presence of Icons

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc? Always

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes There were only two instances of a missing alternative text for informative images in the OVID interface. There were several instances where informative images in the OVID Full text of LWW Journals contained redundant alternative text and/or lacked an appropriate textual alternative. Approximately 20 informative images across 6 LWW Journals were assessed and all had redundant alternative text and about half did not have appropriate textual alternatives.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes There were instances of missing alt text for functional images, most of which should have had empty/null alternative text.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Logos used as text in the OVID interface had appropriate alt-text. There were several instances of complex images used as text in LWW Journal content (viewed in 'Ovid Full Text) that had redundant alternative text. More notably, all of the complex images used as text that I assessed did not have appropriate textual alternatives, if at all. These images included flow charts, diagrams, data tables etc. I assessed several images in 5 separate journals and looked at 3 articles for each. Each article had anywhere between 2-10 complex images.

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%? Never There were instances of blurry and pixelated images in both the interface of OVID, (see attached example of icons) as well as within LWW Journal content when viewed in 'OVID Full text' In the journals that were tested, all types of images (e.g. complex, informational etc.) were not clear at 200% (especially the text) with some improvement when using the 'View Image Full Size" tool. In some cases, the use of the 'View image full size' tool is essential to see text on an image as without it text was very blurred. See the examples attached.
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 There were some contrast errors flagged for 'very low contrast between text and background colors' with a failing ratio of 3.49:1

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Never The only colour-coded graphs found in the OVID interface were within LWW Journal content as viewed in 'Ovid Full text'. 18 bar and line graphs within 8 different LWW journals were assessed and none had text equivalents. See example attached.
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 There doesn't appear to be an option for HTML Full Text and so there are no choices for text-to-speech or read-aloud option.

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? Always
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate? Always
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 Although you can navigate to links and buttons using the keyboard, it should be noted you can not always visually see the 'focus' (small border around the area) for some of the links. Instead of a visual 'focus' area, there is an indecipherable and long url. See attached for example.

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? Sometimes The order of text was preserved when viewing landing pages, results page, and multiple instances of item records. There were instances where the order of the text was preserved when viewing a LWW Journal article in OVID Full Text, but the text was cut off. There were instances where the order of the text of a LWW Journal article when viewing an article in OVID Full Text was preserved but you could not access other parts of the interface.
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions? Always
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions? Sometimes There were instances of text and images being cut off or not accessible in the different screen resolutions.
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