Assessment for Nexis Uni by Durham - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: Five articles checked: 1995, 2002, 2018, 2024 and 2025. Note: PDFs are not available within the database itself, but are only available as a download function.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: All five articles checked were searchable and extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All five articles 'failed'
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All five articles listed as failed
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All five articles passed
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All five articles failed
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All five articles failed
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: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: The only images in the generated PDFs are of the database logo which is not read.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: see above
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: see above
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No tables in generated PDFs
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: see above
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: While the option to filter results to video is available, the results are all video transcripts (no actual video recordings).
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: see above
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: see above
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: see above
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: see above
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: see above
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: see above
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: see above
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: see above
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: see above
eResource: Nexis Uni
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: LexisNexis
Institution: Durham
Score: B

Key Findings

Weaknesses

  • PDFs are searchable but not tagged

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Never Five articles checked: 1995, 2002, 2018, 2024 and 2025. Note: PDFs are not available within the database itself, but are only available as a download function.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never All five articles checked were searchable and extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Never All five articles 'failed'
Is primary language specified? Never All five articles listed as failed
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always All five articles passed
Are all page elements tagged? Never All five articles failed
Are list and table structure correct? Never All five articles failed

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”? Always
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? 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? Not Applicable The only images in the generated PDFs are of the database logo which is not read.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable see above
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable see above

Tables

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

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 While the option to filter results to video is available, the results are all video transcripts (no actual video recordings).
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Not Applicable see above
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Not Applicable see above
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Not Applicable see above
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Not Applicable see above
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable see above
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable see above

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 see above
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents? Not Applicable see above

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 see above
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