Assessment for MEDLINE (EBSCO) by Northern - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: All PDFs are searchable and extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: All PDFs are extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: 5 were not,1 was.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: One was, five were not.

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 down the length of the page and not by section, meaning that it will read to the end of a column, then, mid-sentence, read the footnotes at the bottom of the page before finishing the sentence at the top of the next column.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some of the files will read the period at the end of a sentence out loud and will not pronounce words correctly.
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Three PDFs were clear, and three were blurry.
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: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: One resource had 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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The majority of the time transcripts are not provided.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: All videos contained 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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Half the videos had a sufficient text equivalent.
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Less than half had transcripts.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
eResource: MEDLINE (EBSCO)
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: EBSCO
Institution: Northern
Score: C

Key Findings

Weaknesses

  • Some audio has transcripts
  • PDFs are searchable but not tagged
  • Videos have captions but not audio descriptions/transcripts

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Never All PDFs are searchable and extractable. no images
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never All PDFs are extractable. no images
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always no images

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Never no images
Is primary language specified? Never no images
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always no images
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes 5 were not,1 was. no images
Are list and table structure correct? Sometimes One was, five were not. 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 down the length of the page and not by section, meaning that it will read to the end of a column, then, mid-sentence, read the footnotes at the bottom of the page before finishing the sentence at the top of the next column. no images
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Sometimes Some of the files will read the period at the end of a sentence out loud and will not pronounce words correctly. 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? Sometimes Three PDFs were clear, and three were blurry. 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? Never no images
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never no images
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never no images

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Never no images
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Never no images

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Sometimes One resource had 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? Sometimes The majority of the time transcripts are not provided. no images
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable All videos contained 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? Sometimes Half the videos had a sufficient text equivalent. no images
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents? Always no images

Audio Accessibility

Question Answer Notes Images
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip? Sometimes Less than half had transcripts. no images
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Always no images
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