Assessment for ASME Digital Collection by Centennial - 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: 2
Notes:
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There is usually alt text. When alt text is missing, there is usually adjacent text that explains the image. In some cases, there is both, and the Wave tool has tagged the alt text as being redundant.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: When icons have hyperlinks, they contain alt text. Icons often are not hyperlinked, and when they are, the text next to them always seems to link to the same page.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: There is either alt text, or an appropriate textual alternative. Sometimes there is both.
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes: I checked several pages and found no contrast errors.
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: In a review of a couple of journal articles on the site, I found that usually the charts do NOT have a text equivalent, although I did find some that did. Text equivalencies appear to be the exception, not the rule.
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: The database doesn't appear to use colour to indicate an action.
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
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: All the links were easy to click and navigate through.
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Although some links look close together, I had no difficulties clicking through on any of them without clicking the wrong link.
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:
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no carousels or scrolling images in this database.
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The only difference is that with some of the smaller screen sizes, there is more scrolling.
eResource: ASME Digital Collection
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Institution: Centennial
Score: A

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

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 is usually alt text. When alt text is missing, there is usually adjacent text that explains the image. In some cases, there is both, and the Wave tool has tagged the alt text as being redundant.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always When icons have hyperlinks, they contain alt text. Icons often are not hyperlinked, and when they are, the text next to them always seems to link to the same page.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always There is either alt text, or an appropriate textual alternative. Sometimes there is both.

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? Always I checked several pages and found no contrast errors.

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Sometimes In a review of a couple of journal articles on the site, I found that usually the charts do NOT have a text equivalent, although I did find some that did. Text equivalencies appear to be the exception, not the rule.
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 The database doesn't appear to use colour to indicate an action.

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? Always All the links were easy to click and navigate through.
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate? Always Although some links look close together, I had no difficulties clicking through on any of them without clicking the wrong link.
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 There are no carousels or scrolling images in this database.
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 The only difference is that with some of the smaller screen sizes, there is more scrolling.
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