Assessment for Oxford World's Classics by University of Toronto - 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: Always
Score: 0
Notes:
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Content is made accessible by either clicking the book cover image or the title.
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Text at the description level is intact at 200% and although the margin on either side is virtually nonexistent, there is no problem reading the menu and abstract. However, once you click the contents and try to read the content of the book, the text is cut off. No horizontal scrolling is activated. The text is visible in its entirety at 150% or 175%, depending on the book you choose to read.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: No horizontal scrolling option appears at 200%. When you reach the end of the screen you would want to move left and right to continue reading but you can't do that, either by keyboard navigation or using a mouse. You have to reduce zoom %.
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The only images being the book cover image, they have good contrasts. However, the hyperlink asterisks denoting notes to the text have low contrast. They are also very small.
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No colour coded graphs were found.
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Endnotes are marked with asterisks (*) which may be too small for some users. the clickable area around it is set quite small.
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Most items are accessible via keyboard navigation; however, when readers click the hyperlink to an endnote (*) and want to go back to the text, they have to go through the entire navigation from the very beginning as the site does not have a function that takes you to the previous page.
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No carousel/scrolling images included.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No carousel/scrolling images included.
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: Never
Score: 0
Notes: As mentioned above at the 200% zoom in, part of the text cuts off and you have to return to smaller zoom. This is because no liquid layout is set.
eResource: Oxford World's Classics
eResource Type: eBooks
Vendor: Oxford University Press
Institution: University of Toronto
Score: B-

Key Findings

Strengths

  • All images contain a textual alternative

Weaknesses

  • Some text and images meet contrast requirements
  • Some information is distorted when zoomed in at 200%
  • Information is not preserved at different screen resolutions

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? Always

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? Always
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always Content is made accessible by either clicking the book cover image or the title.

Content Scaling

Question Answer Notes Images
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off? Sometimes Text at the description level is intact at 200% and although the margin on either side is virtually nonexistent, there is no problem reading the menu and abstract. However, once you click the contents and try to read the content of the book, the text is cut off. No horizontal scrolling is activated. The text is visible in its entirety at 150% or 175%, depending on the book you choose to read.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%? Always
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%? Never No horizontal scrolling option appears at 200%. When you reach the end of the screen you would want to move left and right to continue reading but you can't do that, either by keyboard navigation or using a mouse. You have to reduce zoom %.

Colour and Contrast

Question Answer Notes Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1? Sometimes The only images being the book cover image, they have good contrasts. However, the hyperlink asterisks denoting notes to the text have low contrast. They are also very small.

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Not Applicable No colour coded graphs were found.
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? Always

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? Sometimes Endnotes are marked with asterisks (*) which may be too small for some users. the clickable area around it is set quite small.
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? Sometimes Most items are accessible via keyboard navigation; however, when readers click the hyperlink to an endnote (*) and want to go back to the text, they have to go through the entire navigation from the very beginning as the site does not have a function that takes you to the previous page.

Dynamic content

Question Answer Notes Images
Can users pause carousel movement? Not Applicable No carousel/scrolling images included.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard? Not Applicable No carousel/scrolling images included.

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? Never As mentioned above at the 200% zoom in, part of the text cuts off and you have to return to smaller zoom. This is because no liquid layout is set.
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