Assessment for Cochrane Collection Plus by Northern - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML
Does the Read Out Loud function read the PDF in a logical way, preserving the order of the text and various sections?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML
When zooming in to 250%, does all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No images in articles
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No images in articles
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No images in articles
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No videos
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 videos
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 videos
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No videos
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No videos
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No videos
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No videos
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: No videos
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 videos
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No audio
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No audio
eResource: Cochrane Collection Plus
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: EBSCO
Institution: Northern
Score: N/A

Key Findings

Weaknesses

  • Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Not Applicable Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Not Applicable Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Not Applicable Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Not Applicable Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML
Is primary language specified? Not Applicable Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML
Is reliable character encoding provided? Not Applicable Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML
Are all page elements tagged? Not Applicable Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML
Are list and table structure correct? Not Applicable Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML

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? Not Applicable Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Not Applicable Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document? Not Applicable Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML

Magnification

Question Answer Notes Images
When zooming in to 250%, does all text, images, tables, and other elements appear clear and easy to read? Not Applicable Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Not Applicable Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable No images in articles
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable No images in articles
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable No images in articles

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Not Applicable Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Not Applicable Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Not Applicable Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Not Applicable Cannot download articles as PDFs only HTML

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Not Applicable No videos
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Not Applicable No videos
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Not Applicable No videos
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Not Applicable No videos
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Not Applicable No videos
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable No videos
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable No videos

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 No videos
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 videos

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
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Not Applicable No audio
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