Assessment for Scott's Directories by OCLS - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Users need Adobe Acrobat to edit the document.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The PDF passed character encoding but failed the larger section, "page content".
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Tagged content passed but tagged annotations failed.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Both Lists and Tables failed.
Does the Read Out Loud function read the PDF in a logical way, preserving the order of the text and various sections?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All the keyboard shortcuts work.
When zooming in to 250%, does all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The logo is at the top-left corner of the page.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no informative images.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There is no alternative text for the logo.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no graphs, charts or diagrams.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There are no bookmarks. The only way a user can have a bookmark in the document is if they create it.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The bookmarks, that the user has to create, link to the correct section.
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: The video available on the database is not captioned.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There is no transcript available.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
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?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There is no transcript available.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
eResource: Scott's Directories
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Scott's Directories
Institution: OCLS
Score: F

Key Findings

Weaknesses

  • Audio does not have transcripts
  • PDFs are tagged but not searchable
  • Videos do not have audio descriptions/transcription or captions

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Never
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Always Users need Adobe Acrobat to edit the document.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Never

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Never
Is primary language specified? Never
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always The PDF passed character encoding but failed the larger section, "page content".
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes Tagged content passed but tagged annotations failed.
Are list and table structure correct? Never Both Lists and Tables failed.

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? Always
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Never
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document? Always All the keyboard shortcuts work.

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

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Always The logo is at the top-left corner of the page.

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable There are no informative images.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never There is no alternative text for the logo.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable There are no graphs, charts or diagrams.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Not Applicable
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Always

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Never There are no bookmarks. The only way a user can have a bookmark in the document is if they create it.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Not Applicable The bookmarks, that the user has to create, link to the correct section.

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Never The video available on the database is not captioned.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Never
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? Never There is no transcript available.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Never

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? Never
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? Never There is no transcript available.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Not Applicable
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