Assessment for Credo Reference by Humber - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes:
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes:
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Sometimes
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: Sometimes
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Always
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Always
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Always
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No bookmarks
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
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: No captions
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No captions
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No captions
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No captions
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No captions
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Sometimes the transcript is provided below the article
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: No described video
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Always
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
eResource: Credo Reference
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Credo Reference
Institution: Humber
Score: B-

Key Findings

Strengths

  • Audio has transcripts

Weaknesses

  • PDFs are searchable but not tagged
  • Videos have audio descriptions/transcripts but not captions

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Never no images
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never no images
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always no images

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Always no images
Is primary language specified? Never no images
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always no images
Are all page elements tagged? Always no images
Are list and table structure correct? Sometimes Sometimes no images

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 no images
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Always no images
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document? Always no images

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 no images

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Always no images

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Sometimes no images
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always Always no images
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never no images

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Always Always no images
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Always Always no images

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Never no images
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Not Applicable No bookmarks no images

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Never no images
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Not Applicable No captions no images
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Not Applicable No captions no images
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Not Applicable No captions no images
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Not Applicable No captions no images
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable No captions no images
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Sometimes Sometimes the transcript is provided below the article no images

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 no images
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents? Not Applicable No described video no images

Audio Accessibility

Question Answer Notes Images
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip? Always Always no images
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Always no images
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