Assessment for Springer Publishing Essential Nursing Collection by Centennial - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: They're not.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: None of the sampled pdfs were locked, text was extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Out of six pdfs examined, two failed all aspects of the Alternate Text test, two passed all aspects, and the final two failed the Figures Alternate Text element.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Two of the six pdfs passed the Primary Language test.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Rarely. Four of six pdfs failed this test. One passed. The final one passed the Tagged content but failed the Tagged annotations.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Two failed the test entirely. Three passed entirely. The sixth passed Lists, and failed Headers and Regularity under the Tables tab.
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: At least two documents were read as empty pages. Some tables weren't read correctly. Some documents were read in the correct order, while in at least one other, the reading jumped around in a non-logical manner - on the first page, it read the author's bio on the left margin first, then skipped the co-author, read the text of the page, then read the co-author's bio, then the header and footer before moving on to the second page. Sometimes tables were read correctly, while other times they weren't. In one document, the headers were misread but the table entries were fine.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Depends on the document. Yes with some documents, but other documents were read as being filled completely with blank pages.
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The pause and end keys were the most effective. If I clicked into a spot on the document and tried to either read this page or read to end of document, I had mixed results as to whether the reader would actually start reading where I indicated.
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: Very few images in these documents.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There were very few images in these documents. Where there were, there was no description provided, the reader would just read the caption when there was one.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There were no images used as titles, but there was a banner image used as the author of one pdf, and it couldn't be read by the screen reader.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There were no full-text equivalent for any graphs or charts I encoutered.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Sometimes tables were read correctly, while other times they weren't. In one document, the headers were misread but the table entries were fine. In others, the first line was read straight across even though the first entry's information was split over several lines. So for instance,
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Sometimes tables were read correctly, while other times they weren't. In one document, the headers were misread but the table entries were fine. In others, the first line was read straight across even though the first entry's information was split over several lines. So for instance,

Position Selected or allowed by a Appointed by someone
group of followers higher in the
organizational hierarchy

Would be read a "Position Selected or allowed by a Appointed by someone group of followers higher in the organizational hierarchy"
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Two documents had bookmarks.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: Springer Publishing Essential Nursing Collection
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Springer Publishing
Institution: Centennial
Score: C

Key Findings

Weaknesses

  • PDFs are searchable but not tagged

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Never They're not.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never None of the sampled pdfs were locked, text was extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Sometimes Out of six pdfs examined, two failed all aspects of the Alternate Text test, two passed all aspects, and the final two failed the Figures Alternate Text element.
Is primary language specified? Sometimes Two of the six pdfs passed the Primary Language test.
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes Rarely. Four of six pdfs failed this test. One passed. The final one passed the Tagged content but failed the Tagged annotations.
Are list and table structure correct? Sometimes Two failed the test entirely. Three passed entirely. The sixth passed Lists, and failed Headers and Regularity under the Tables tab.

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 At least two documents were read as empty pages. Some tables weren't read correctly. Some documents were read in the correct order, while in at least one other, the reading jumped around in a non-logical manner - on the first page, it read the author's bio on the left margin first, then skipped the co-author, read the text of the page, then read the co-author's bio, then the header and footer before moving on to the second page. Sometimes tables were read correctly, while other times they weren't. In one document, the headers were misread but the table entries were fine.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Sometimes Depends on the document. Yes with some documents, but other documents were read as being filled completely with blank pages.
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document? Sometimes The pause and end keys were the most effective. If I clicked into a spot on the document and tried to either read this page or read to end of document, I had mixed results as to whether the reader would actually start reading where I indicated.

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 Very few images in these documents.

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never There were very few images in these documents. Where there were, there was no description provided, the reader would just read the caption when there was one.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable There were no images used as titles, but there was a banner image used as the author of one pdf, and it couldn't be read by the screen reader.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never There were no full-text equivalent for any graphs or charts I encoutered.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Sometimes Sometimes tables were read correctly, while other times they weren't. In one document, the headers were misread but the table entries were fine. In others, the first line was read straight across even though the first entry's information was split over several lines. So for instance,
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Sometimes Sometimes tables were read correctly, while other times they weren't. In one document, the headers were misread but the table entries were fine. In others, the first line was read straight across even though the first entry's information was split over several lines. So for instance, Position Selected or allowed by a Appointed by someone group of followers higher in the organizational hierarchy Would be read a "Position Selected or allowed by a Appointed by someone group of followers higher in the organizational hierarchy"

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Sometimes Two documents had bookmarks.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Always

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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