Assessment for Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America by Durham - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Note: most items in this database are not full-text. Five PDFs were examined from 1998, 2004, 2007, 2010 and 2012. The 1998 article was an image-only file.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: None of the five items checked were locked.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Four of the five articles checked were searchable, one (1998) was not.
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All five articles checked failed.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: None of the five articles checked specified the primary language.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All five articles checked passed.
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All five articles checked failed
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Four of the five articles checked failed, one passed (2012).
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: One article had no issues with reading. Two of the articles had no issue with reading order but did have problems with reading a line either as a complete sentence, each word as a stand-alone sentence, or with adding random pauses while reading a sentence. Two articles would not read at all and just said 'warning: empty page'.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Three articles were fine. Two articles wouldn't read at all; just said "warning: empty page".
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Two articles would not read at all; other three were fine.
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: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All articles had at least some issues.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Not applicable to any of the articles.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: All articles had at least some issues.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No tables present.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No tables present.
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: None of the articles checked had bookmarks.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: No bookmarks present.
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Two of the three were captioned.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: No transcripts for un-captioned videos that were checked.
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: Not provided in sample.
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Not provided in sample.
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No audio files
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No audio files.
eResource: Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: EBSCO
Institution: Durham
Score: D-

Key Findings

Strengths

  • Videos have captions and audio descriptions/transcripts

Weaknesses

  • PDFs are not searchable and not tagged

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Sometimes Note: most items in this database are not full-text. Five PDFs were examined from 1998, 2004, 2007, 2010 and 2012. The 1998 article was an image-only file.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never None of the five items checked were locked.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Sometimes Four of the five articles checked were searchable, one (1998) was not.

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Never All five articles checked failed.
Is primary language specified? Never None of the five articles checked specified the primary language.
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always All five articles checked passed.
Are all page elements tagged? Never All five articles checked failed
Are list and table structure correct? Sometimes Four of the five articles checked failed, one passed (2012).

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 One article had no issues with reading. Two of the articles had no issue with reading order but did have problems with reading a line either as a complete sentence, each word as a stand-alone sentence, or with adding random pauses while reading a sentence. Two articles would not read at all and just said 'warning: empty page'.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Sometimes Three articles were fine. Two articles wouldn't read at all; just said "warning: empty page".
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document? Sometimes Two articles would not read at all; other three were fine.

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

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never All articles had at least some issues.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable Not applicable to any of the articles.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes All articles had at least some issues.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Not Applicable No tables present.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Not Applicable No tables present.

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Never None of the articles checked had bookmarks.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Never No bookmarks present.

Video Captions

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

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 Not provided in sample.
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents? Never Not provided in sample.

Audio Accessibility

Question Answer Notes Images
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip? Not Applicable No audio files
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Not Applicable No audio files.
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