Assessment for Bloomsbury Human Kinetics Library: Health Care in Sport & Exercise by Durham - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes:
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes:
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: In addition to the ctrl+F function, there is also a search box for eBooks in the collection.
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: The images are frequently the cover page of an eBook and easy to find. The occasional illustrational images are reasonably placed in their context.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Many images are the title of an eBook.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The bookmark icon is visible. Readers need to create their own bookmarks.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: All the videos I surveyed has closed captions.
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Under the "Description" section below the video, there's only something like "Video 19.48," which I don't believe meaningfully describe the contents. However, the transcripts are always there.
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are videos with descriptions, but I couldn't find any audio only files.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are videos with descriptions/transcriptions, but I couldn't find any audio only files.
eResource: Bloomsbury Human Kinetics Library: Health Care in Sport & Exercise
eResource Type: Website
Vendor: Bloomsbury
Institution: Durham
Score: A

Key Findings

Strengths

  • PDFs are searchable and tagged
  • Videos have captions and audio descriptions/transcripts

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Never no images
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never no images
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always In addition to the ctrl+F function, there is also a search box for eBooks in the collection.

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Always no images
Is primary language specified? Always no images
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always no images
Are all page elements tagged? Always no images
Are list and table structure correct? Always 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? Always no images
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Always no images
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document? Always 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 The images are frequently the cover page of an eBook and easy to find. The occasional illustrational images are reasonably placed in their context. no images

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always no images
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always Many images are the title of an eBook. no images
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always no images

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Always no images
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Always no images

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Sometimes The bookmark icon is visible. Readers need to create their own bookmarks. no images
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Always no images

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Always no images
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Always 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? Always no images
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable All the videos I surveyed has closed captions. 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? Always no images
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents? Never Under the "Description" section below the video, there's only something like "Video 19.48," which I don't believe meaningfully describe the contents. However, the transcripts are always there. 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 There are videos with descriptions, but I couldn't find any audio only files. no images
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Not Applicable There are videos with descriptions/transcriptions, but I couldn't find any audio only files. no images
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