Assessment for ClinicalKey by McMaster University - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: Can highlight and paste all text
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: PDFs are not locked
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: If images etc. are tagged, then they do not have appropriate alt descriptions (ie. "Image of Fig 3")

Is primary language specified?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Half of the PDFs that were checked (10) had the primary language specified.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Very few PDFs passed the character encoding.
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some PDFs are not tagged at all. When tags are included, the information (or alt text) is vague and provides no helpful information.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: When a PDF contains a table or list, the list and table structure is not always tagged properly.
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: The Read Out Loud function, reads normal text right to left as expected. Occasionally the columns within a journal article would read footer before it would jump to the second column.
Occasionally would get "warning empty page" when the page was only filled with images (those were not tagged or labeled).
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Sometimes entire document would get "warning empty page" and would not read the text out loud even though the text can be copy/pasted and is searchable.
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Used Read-Aloud built in navigation tool for best experience.
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Informative Images did not contain alt text, but they would have an appropriate textual description written underneath.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Did not find any images used as titles.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some rich images had descriptions. No alt text

Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: PDF tables are not tagged. There are no in text summaries available to describe the content of the tables.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There are no table headers.
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Subtitles and Closed captions are not available within the Clinical References procedural videos.
Closed captions are available within the Study Resource videos
These sections both use a different players.

If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: When CC are available, they are already turned on. The process to turn them on and off is straightforward and intuitive.

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: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Transcripts are not provided.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Transcripts are not provided.
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: Described video and a textual equivalent are not available.
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: Described video and a textual equivalent are not available.
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Cannot find audio only clips
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Cannot find audio only clips
eResource: ClinicalKey
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Elsevier
Institution: McMaster University
Score: C

Key Findings

Weaknesses

  • PDFs are searchable but not tagged
  • Some videos have captions. No transcripts or audio descriptions are available.

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Never Can highlight and paste all text no images
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never PDFs are not locked no images
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always no images

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Never If images etc. are tagged, then they do not have appropriate alt descriptions (ie. "Image of Fig 3") no images
Is primary language specified? Sometimes Half of the PDFs that were checked (10) had the primary language specified. no images
Is reliable character encoding provided? Sometimes Very few PDFs passed the character encoding. no images
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes Some PDFs are not tagged at all. When tags are included, the information (or alt text) is vague and provides no helpful information. no images
Are list and table structure correct? Sometimes When a PDF contains a table or list, the list and table structure is not always tagged properly. no images

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 The Read Out Loud function, reads normal text right to left as expected. Occasionally the columns within a journal article would read footer before it would jump to the second column. Occasionally would get "warning empty page" when the page was only filled with images (those were not tagged or labeled). no images
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Sometimes Sometimes entire document would get "warning empty page" and would not read the text out loud even though the text can be copy/pasted and is searchable. no images
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document? Always Used Read-Aloud built in navigation tool for best experience. no images

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 no images

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Always no images

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always Informative Images did not contain alt text, but they would have an appropriate textual description written underneath. no images
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable Did not find any images used as titles. no images
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Some rich images had descriptions. No alt text no images

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Never PDF tables are not tagged. There are no in text summaries available to describe the content of the tables. no images
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Never There are no table headers. no images

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Always no images
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Always no images

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Sometimes Subtitles and Closed captions are not available within the Clinical References procedural videos. Closed captions are available within the Study Resource videos These sections both use a different players. no images
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Always When CC are available, they are already turned on. The process to turn them on and off is straightforward and intuitive. no images
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Always no images
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Always no images
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Always no images
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Never Transcripts are not provided. no images
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Never Transcripts are not provided. no images

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 Described video and a textual equivalent are not available. no images
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents? Not Applicable Described video and a textual equivalent are not available. no images

Audio Accessibility

Question Answer Notes Images
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip? Not Applicable Cannot find audio only clips no images
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Not Applicable Cannot find audio only clips no images
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