Assessment for Grove Music Online by Mohawk - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Always
Score: 0
Notes: All PDFs are searchable and extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Always
Score: 0
Notes: All PDFs are searchable and extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All PDFs are searchable and extractable.
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: This section Passed on all PDFs I checked.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The section Passed on all PDFs I checked.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: This section Passed on all PDFs I checked.
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There were issues in some of the PDFs checked including Appropriate nesting - Failed.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: The Read Out Loud Function worked well on single page PDFs however, there were problems when the PDFs were longer than one page as the voice stopped at the end of first page and did not continue.
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
When zooming in to 250%, does all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The words are magnified without issue however images and pictures do become slightly pixelated.
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Extraneous or redundant information was added to the alt text in some of the PDFs that were checked.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no images used as titles within this resource.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There doesn't appear to be any rich images within this resource.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There doesn't appear to be any tables within this resource.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: In some the of PDFs assessed the Headers - Failed due to Summary - Skipped.
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There doesn't appear to be any videos within this resource.
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: As above, there doesn't appear to be any videos within this resource.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There doesn't appear to be any videos within this resource.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There doesn't appear to be any videos within this resource.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There doesn't appear to be any videos within this resource.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There doesn't appear to be any videos within this resource.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There doesn't appear to be any videos within this resource.
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: There doesn't appear to be any videos within this resource.
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: There doesn't appear to be any videos within this resource.
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no audio clips within this resource.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no audio clips within this resource.
eResource: Grove Music Online
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Oxford University Press
Institution: Mohawk
Score: B-

Key Findings

Strengths

  • PDFs are searchable and tagged

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Always All PDFs are searchable and extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Always All PDFs are searchable and extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always All PDFs are searchable and extractable.

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Always This section Passed on all PDFs I checked.
Is primary language specified? Always The section Passed on all PDFs I checked.
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always This section Passed on all PDFs I checked.
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes There were issues in some of the PDFs checked including Appropriate nesting - 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? Always
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Never The Read Out Loud Function worked well on single page PDFs however, there were problems when the PDFs were longer than one page as the voice stopped at the end of first page and did not continue.
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document? Always

Magnification

Question Answer Notes Images
When zooming in to 250%, does all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read? Sometimes The words are magnified without issue however images and pictures do become slightly pixelated.

Images

Positioning of Images

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

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Extraneous or redundant information was added to the alt text in some of the PDFs that were checked.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable There are no images used as titles within this resource.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable There doesn't appear to be any rich images within this resource.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Not Applicable There doesn't appear to be any tables within this resource.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Sometimes In some the of PDFs assessed the Headers - Failed due to Summary - Skipped.

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Always
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Always

Video Captions

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

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 There doesn't appear to be any videos within this resource.
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents? Not Applicable There doesn't appear to be any videos within this resource.

Audio Accessibility

Question Answer Notes Images
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip? Not Applicable There are no audio clips within this resource.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Not Applicable There are no audio clips within this resource.
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