Assessment for IEEExplore by Algonquin - Module 1: Interface Appearance

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Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The few images that the main page has are positioned prominently, and it is easy to understand which heading they correlate to.
Are there functional images embedded in the background?
Answer: Always
Score: 0
Notes: The pictures of the featured authors, and the images used for the featured articles do act as a clickable links to their respective webpages. The images do not become misaligned when you resize the browser window or adjust the font size of the web page.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All informational images, including complex images do contain alt text.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All of the functional images contain alt text.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: When searching in the database, icons appear consistently in the same place, and it is easy to identify their function without hovering over them to read the alt text.
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: None of the text or images are cut off at 200% zoom. However, when zooming further (250%+) the feedback button on the home page does begin to get cut off. It is pinned or embedded into the bottom right of the window and does not scroll with the rest of the webpage.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Even when going higher then 200%, the images stay very clear and viewable.
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Horizontal scrolling is minimized at 200%. The most important information and search results are centered on the page when zoomed to 200% or higher.
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There are some contrast errors for the placeholder text on the search results page.
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Blocks of content are separated consistently using whitespace, and images are often separated with coloured boarders or dotted lines.
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: There is no read aloud or text to speech options embedded into the database.
Using your mouse, is the clickable area around links and buttons large enough for users to see and activate easily?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All the links can be navigated using the keyboard.
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Carousels are not used within this database.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Carousels are not used within this database.
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The feedback button begins to become cut off at 320 x 568 and 375 x 667.
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Reading the information on the wbpage flows well and is easy to follow at all screen resolutions.
eResource: IEEExplore
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: IEEE
Institution: Algonquin
Score: A-

Key Findings

Strengths

  • All images contain a textual alternative
  • Information is not distorted when zoomed in at 200%
  • Information is preserved at different screen resolutions

Weaknesses

  • Some text and images meet contrast requirements

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Always The few images that the main page has are positioned prominently, and it is easy to understand which heading they correlate to.

Functional images embedded in the background

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there functional images embedded in the background? Always The pictures of the featured authors, and the images used for the featured articles do act as a clickable links to their respective webpages. The images do not become misaligned when you resize the browser window or adjust the font size of the web page.

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 When searching in the database, icons appear consistently in the same place, and it is easy to identify their function without hovering over them to read the alt text.

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always All informational images, including complex images do contain alt text.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always All of the functional images contain alt text.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always

Content Scaling

Question Answer Notes Images
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off? Always None of the text or images are cut off at 200% zoom. However, when zooming further (250%+) the feedback button on the home page does begin to get cut off. It is pinned or embedded into the bottom right of the window and does not scroll with the rest of the webpage.
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%? Always Even when going higher then 200%, the images stay very clear and viewable.
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%? Always Horizontal scrolling is minimized at 200%. The most important information and search results are centered on the page when zoomed to 200% or higher.

Colour and Contrast

Question Answer Notes Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1? Sometimes There are some contrast errors for the placeholder text on the search results page.

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Always
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)? Always Blocks of content are separated consistently using whitespace, and images are often separated with coloured boarders or dotted lines.
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 There is no read aloud or text to speech options embedded into the database.

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? Always
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? Always All the links can be navigated using the keyboard.

Dynamic content

Question Answer Notes Images
Can users pause carousel movement? Not Applicable Carousels are not used within this database.
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard? Not Applicable Carousels are not used within this database.

Liquid layout

Question Answer Notes Images
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap? Sometimes The feedback button begins to become cut off at 320 x 568 and 375 x 667.
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions? Always
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions? Always Reading the information on the wbpage flows well and is easy to follow at all screen resolutions.
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