Assessment for Libguides by St. Clair - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: All PDFs reviewed from various college libguides are searchable and have passed the image-only test.

Important note: PDFs are uploaded by library staff so there may be instances where image-only PDFs are included. However, some image-only PDFs can be changed to be more accessible and searchable by using ORC tool.

Not applicable" was selected as the answer because using "always" would imply that the document is consistently locked, rendering it not fully accessible, while "never" would suggest a negative score.

Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: All PDF documents from the various college libguides reviewed appear not to be locked. They are searchable and extractable.

Not applicable" was selected as the answer because using "always" would imply that the document is consistently locked, rendering it not fully accessible, while "never" would suggest a negative score.

Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All PDFs reviewed are searchable
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: It is a mix of passes and failures in the alt text section of the accessibility checker for the PDFs reviewed. Only one PDF received a full pass for this section whereas the others had at least one fail.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Most PDFs reviewed passed this section in the accessibility checker. However, there was one PDF that failed.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Most PDFs reviewed passed this section in the accessibility checker. However, there was one PDF that failed.
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: All PDF reviewed only some of the elements were tagged. However, there was at least one fail for the tagged elements from each PDF reviewed.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: It is a mix of passes and failures in the tables and list sections of the accessibility checker for the PDFs reviewed. Two PDFs received a full pass for this section whereas the others had one or more fails.
Does the Read Out Loud function read the PDF in a logical way, preserving the order of the text and various sections?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The Read Out Loud feature mostly reads PDFs in a logical way, preserving the order of the text.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The Read Out Loud function reliably avoids problematic elements.
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The keyboard shortcuts for Read Out Loud are effective and consistent in navigating the documents.
When zooming in to 250%, does all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All elements (text, images, tables, etc.) appear clear and easy to view and read in all PDF documents reviewed. However, at 250 % magnification, users will have to use the horizontal scroll bar.
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All images found within the reviewed PDFs are positioned prominently and easy to find.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some images in the PDFs have alt text or captions as an alternative.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some PDFs where images are used as titles have alt text or captions as an alternative.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some of the rich images contain the appropriate alt text or text alternatives.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some of the PDFs with tables have appropriate in-text summaries.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Table headers sometimes enable easy navigation with screen readers, depending on how they are implemented and adhere to accessibility guidelines.
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some PDFs have pre-existing bookmarks.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: PDFs with pre-existing bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document.
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Although videos are present in many of the guides, they are embedded from external platforms such as YouTube, Academic Video, and the National Film Board of Canada, and are not directly evaluated as part of LibGuides. These videos may or may not have captions and transcripts and should be assessed as representative of their original platform. However, library staff embedding or linking to video and/or audio files should ensure they meet AODA requirements.

Springshare offers recorded training sessions and live webinars for their products, accessible to signed-in library staff, featuring closed captions, timestamped chapters, and transcripts. However, as these resources are not accessible to non-library staff users and are not solely for LibGuides, they are not relevant to this assessment.

If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Although videos are present in many of the guides, they are embedded from external platforms such as YouTube, Academic Video, and the National Film Board of Canada, and are not directly evaluated as part of LibGuides. These videos may or may not have captions and transcripts and should be assessed as representative of their original platform. However, library staff embedding or linking to video and/or audio files should ensure they meet AODA requirements.

Springshare offers recorded training sessions and live webinars for their products, accessible to signed-in library staff, featuring closed captions, timestamped chapters, and transcripts. However, as these resources are not accessible to non-library staff users and are not solely for LibGuides, they are not relevant to this assessment.


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: Although videos are present in many of the guides, they are embedded from external platforms such as YouTube, Academic Video, and the National Film Board of Canada, and are not directly evaluated as part of LibGuides. These videos may or may not have captions and transcripts and should be assessed as representative of their original platform. However, library staff embedding or linking to video and/or audio files should ensure they meet AODA requirements.



Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Although videos are present in many of the guides, they are embedded from external platforms such as YouTube, Academic Video, and the National Film Board of Canada, and are not directly evaluated as part of LibGuides. These videos may or may not have captions and transcripts and should be assessed as representative of their original platform. However, library staff embedding or linking to video and/or audio files should ensure they meet AODA requirements.


For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Although videos are present in many of the guides, they are embedded from external platforms such as YouTube, Academic Video, and the National Film Board of Canada, and are not directly evaluated as part of LibGuides. These videos may or may not have captions and transcripts and should be assessed as representative of their original platform. However, library staff embedding or linking to video and/or audio files should ensure they meet AODA requirements.

Springshare offers recorded training sessions and live webinars for their products, accessible to signed-in library staff, featuring closed captions, timestamped chapters, and transcripts. However, as these resources are not accessible to non-library staff users and are not solely for LibGuides, they are not relevant to this assessment.

For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Although videos are present in many of the guides, they are embedded from external platforms such as YouTube, Academic Video, and the National Film Board of Canada, and are not directly evaluated as part of LibGuides. These videos may or may not have captions and transcripts and should be assessed as representative of their original platform. However, library staff embedding or linking to video and/or audio files should ensure they meet AODA requirements.

Springshare offers recorded training sessions and live webinars for their products, accessible to signed-in library staff, featuring closed captions, timestamped chapters, and transcripts. However, as these resources are not accessible to non-library staff users and are not solely for LibGuides, they are not relevant to this assessment.

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: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Since the videos on the public facing LibGuides are embedded or linked from an external platform, they cannot be accurately assessed within the scope of LibGuides evaluation.
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: Since the videos on the public facing LibGuides are embedded or linked from an external platform, they cannot be accurately assessed within the scope of LibGuides evaluation. Though, many embedded or linked videos from other platforms do contain described video or text equivalent.
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Although links to podcasts and other audio files are included within many LibGuides, like videos, they are sourced from external platforms, making accurate assessment within the scope of LibGuides evaluation challenging.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Although links to podcasts and other audio files are included within many LibGuides, like videos, they are sourced from external platforms, making accurate assessment within the scope of LibGuides evaluation challenging.
eResource: Libguides
eResource Type: Website
Vendor: Other
Institution: St. Clair
Score: C

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Not Applicable All PDFs reviewed from various college libguides are searchable and have passed the image-only test. Important note: PDFs are uploaded by library staff so there may be instances where image-only PDFs are included. However, some image-only PDFs can be changed to be more accessible and searchable by using ORC tool. Not applicable" was selected as the answer because using "always" would imply that the document is consistently locked, rendering it not fully accessible, while "never" would suggest a negative score.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Not Applicable All PDF documents from the various college libguides reviewed appear not to be locked. They are searchable and extractable. Not applicable" was selected as the answer because using "always" would imply that the document is consistently locked, rendering it not fully accessible, while "never" would suggest a negative score.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always All PDFs reviewed are searchable

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Sometimes It is a mix of passes and failures in the alt text section of the accessibility checker for the PDFs reviewed. Only one PDF received a full pass for this section whereas the others had at least one fail.
Is primary language specified? Sometimes Most PDFs reviewed passed this section in the accessibility checker. However, there was one PDF that failed.
Is reliable character encoding provided? Sometimes Most PDFs reviewed passed this section in the accessibility checker. However, there was one PDF that failed.
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes All PDF reviewed only some of the elements were tagged. However, there was at least one fail for the tagged elements from each PDF reviewed.
Are list and table structure correct? Sometimes It is a mix of passes and failures in the tables and list sections of the accessibility checker for the PDFs reviewed. Two PDFs received a full pass for this section whereas the others had one or more fails.

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? Sometimes The Read Out Loud feature mostly reads PDFs in a logical way, preserving the order of the text.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Always The Read Out Loud function reliably avoids problematic elements.
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document? Always The keyboard shortcuts for Read Out Loud are effective and consistent in navigating the documents.

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 All elements (text, images, tables, etc.) appear clear and easy to view and read in all PDF documents reviewed. However, at 250 % magnification, users will have to use the horizontal scroll bar.

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Always All images found within the reviewed PDFs are positioned prominently and easy to find.

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Some images in the PDFs have alt text or captions as an alternative.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Some PDFs where images are used as titles have alt text or captions as an alternative.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Some of the rich images contain the appropriate alt text or text alternatives.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Sometimes Some of the PDFs with tables have appropriate in-text summaries.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Sometimes Table headers sometimes enable easy navigation with screen readers, depending on how they are implemented and adhere to accessibility guidelines.

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Sometimes Some PDFs have pre-existing bookmarks.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Sometimes PDFs with pre-existing bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document.

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Not Applicable Although videos are present in many of the guides, they are embedded from external platforms such as YouTube, Academic Video, and the National Film Board of Canada, and are not directly evaluated as part of LibGuides. These videos may or may not have captions and transcripts and should be assessed as representative of their original platform. However, library staff embedding or linking to video and/or audio files should ensure they meet AODA requirements. Springshare offers recorded training sessions and live webinars for their products, accessible to signed-in library staff, featuring closed captions, timestamped chapters, and transcripts. However, as these resources are not accessible to non-library staff users and are not solely for LibGuides, they are not relevant to this assessment.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Not Applicable Although videos are present in many of the guides, they are embedded from external platforms such as YouTube, Academic Video, and the National Film Board of Canada, and are not directly evaluated as part of LibGuides. These videos may or may not have captions and transcripts and should be assessed as representative of their original platform. However, library staff embedding or linking to video and/or audio files should ensure they meet AODA requirements. Springshare offers recorded training sessions and live webinars for their products, accessible to signed-in library staff, featuring closed captions, timestamped chapters, and transcripts. However, as these resources are not accessible to non-library staff users and are not solely for LibGuides, they are not relevant to this assessment.
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 Although videos are present in many of the guides, they are embedded from external platforms such as YouTube, Academic Video, and the National Film Board of Canada, and are not directly evaluated as part of LibGuides. These videos may or may not have captions and transcripts and should be assessed as representative of their original platform. However, library staff embedding or linking to video and/or audio files should ensure they meet AODA requirements.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Not Applicable Although videos are present in many of the guides, they are embedded from external platforms such as YouTube, Academic Video, and the National Film Board of Canada, and are not directly evaluated as part of LibGuides. These videos may or may not have captions and transcripts and should be assessed as representative of their original platform. However, library staff embedding or linking to video and/or audio files should ensure they meet AODA requirements.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable Although videos are present in many of the guides, they are embedded from external platforms such as YouTube, Academic Video, and the National Film Board of Canada, and are not directly evaluated as part of LibGuides. These videos may or may not have captions and transcripts and should be assessed as representative of their original platform. However, library staff embedding or linking to video and/or audio files should ensure they meet AODA requirements. Springshare offers recorded training sessions and live webinars for their products, accessible to signed-in library staff, featuring closed captions, timestamped chapters, and transcripts. However, as these resources are not accessible to non-library staff users and are not solely for LibGuides, they are not relevant to this assessment.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable Although videos are present in many of the guides, they are embedded from external platforms such as YouTube, Academic Video, and the National Film Board of Canada, and are not directly evaluated as part of LibGuides. These videos may or may not have captions and transcripts and should be assessed as representative of their original platform. However, library staff embedding or linking to video and/or audio files should ensure they meet AODA requirements. Springshare offers recorded training sessions and live webinars for their products, accessible to signed-in library staff, featuring closed captions, timestamped chapters, and transcripts. However, as these resources are not accessible to non-library staff users and are not solely for LibGuides, they are not relevant to this assessment.

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 Since the videos on the public facing LibGuides are embedded or linked from an external platform, they cannot be accurately assessed within the scope of LibGuides evaluation.
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents? Not Applicable Since the videos on the public facing LibGuides are embedded or linked from an external platform, they cannot be accurately assessed within the scope of LibGuides evaluation. Though, many embedded or linked videos from other platforms do contain described video or text equivalent.

Audio Accessibility

Question Answer Notes Images
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip? Not Applicable Although links to podcasts and other audio files are included within many LibGuides, like videos, they are sourced from external platforms, making accurate assessment within the scope of LibGuides evaluation challenging.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Not Applicable Although links to podcasts and other audio files are included within many LibGuides, like videos, they are sourced from external platforms, making accurate assessment within the scope of LibGuides evaluation challenging.
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