Assessment for Kanopy by Humber - Module 2: Interface Navigation

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Are user input fields accompanied by clear instructions on what the user needs to do to successfully complete the form?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The form for the search bar on the home page does does not have instructions. Additionally there is no submit button.

On the log in page there are 4 missing form labels. The only instruction (other than placeholder text) on the login page is the header of the page Log In, along with the button at the bottom of the page.
Do user input fields contain labels in addition to overall instructions mentioned above?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Are descriptions for fields and boxes easy to understand?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Are labels placed above the user input fields and clearly associated with each field?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Are text cues for coloured form control labels available?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Are other visual indicators provided consistently, such as an asterisk for required form fields?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Are user input fields either reversible, checked, or confirmed? One of the three is acceptable.
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The user fields are reversible. When you enter in text in the search bar that is spelled in correctly or it can't find it provides suggestions how to fix it. Similarly if you enter the wrong email to log in it will ask you to check it. It does not provide the correction.
Are alert messages clearly visible to the user, either at the top of the form field, inline, or through a dialog box?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: When searching for films information appears below, but it's not in a dialog box. On the log in page entering an incorrect email or password the text appears in red under the user input field.


Do alert messages clearly indicate the field in which the error has occurred and a description of the error and the fix?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The screen reader does not read the dialogue box error that pops up when you misspell something. However with the login page errors can be read by the screen reader (e.g. wrong password, wrong email).
Is the user able to easily access the user input field to correct the error?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is the user able to resubmit the form and re-validate their submission?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do error reports follow a logical reading and navigation order?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: When a word is misspelled it's clear that you need to search again but they don't offer you a dialog box to reenter the information, instead you have to correct your initial search at the top (which may not be clear to all users)
When a user spells a word incorrectly, does the search function offer spelling suggestions or synonyms?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Are icons such as to save, download, or print consistent across the site?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is alternative text clear and consistent for each icon type?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Closed captions does not have an alternative text on every page. The other icons appear to.
Are actions consistently labelled across the site? For example, the “search” button is always labeled “search”.
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are icons that have adjacent links consistent?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Can the purpose of each link be determined from the link text alone?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: When browsing the categories they are denoted by numbers, rather than "Art and Artists" or the name of the category.
For the films they always have the film name at the end of the link.
Does the eresource have a consistent layout and navigation across all pages?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are search fields located in the same places throughout the website?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do other features occur in the same place throughout the website?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are links, buttons, images, and other components that are used repeatedly throughout a website labeled consistently?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does the electronic resource avoid the use of pop-up windows which open automatically in a new tab if a user clicks on a button?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: When you click on something it doesn't open a new tab, it changes the page to the section that you clicked on.
Does the database avoid launching pop-up windows automatically when the database is loaded?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Where pop-ups occur, are users able to postpone or suppress any pop-ups?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Does the database avoid launching pages in a new browser window with the usual browser controls missing?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Is page content subdivided hierarchically into appropriate headings and tagged appropriately?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: On the Kanopy home page it was missing the 1st degree heading
On other pages it consistently skipped headings, going from H1 to H3. On the my account page or when I picked a subject, or a film.
Are headings concise and clear, and accurately reflect the content under that heading?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The H1 headings were usually selected well, for example the title of the film or "browse by subject" and those made sense.On the films pages a lot of time the production companies would receive a heading (H5), which I did not think was necessary. As well sometimes there weren't headings when I thought there should be. On the Browse by Subject page that received an H1 heading, but none of the subjects received H2, which I thought was strange. There were a lot of H4 headings for social media links and citations which I thought shouldn't be headings.
Do database page menus have a reasonable number of navigation items and drop-down options?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The database has two drop down menus accessible from all pages of the database. One under your name once you had logged in with 4 drop down options. The Browse menu had a lot of drop down items. It had 12 subjects and each had their own drop-down menus, which was a lot.
Does the main navigation and drop-downs contain a reasonable number of menu items?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: See above. I would say it seemed like a lot for the Browse menu.
Can all menus and submenus be accessed with screen readers and via keyboard navigation?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The submenus in Browse by Subject were accessible through keyboard navigation. The screen reader worked as well but every time I opened a submenu it would have to list the items of the primary drop down first. There was also an alternate page where all the subjects were listed.
Does the “results” page or item record view avoid opening in a new tab without a warning?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Is there an "update now" button that requests a refresh of content rather than automatically updating the content?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There is no "update now" button but you have to manually edit the search bar and press enter to start a new search.
Does the database avoid automatic redirection?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does the form refrain from submitting automatically when a component receives focus?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Does the database avoid launching new windows when a component receives focus?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Does the database avoid change of focus when a component receives focus?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The drop-down menus come down without being clicked on
Are you able to tab through a page using keyboard navigation without the keyboard focus moving away from the control?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
eResource: Kanopy
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Kanopy
Institution: Humber
Score: D

Labels and Instructions for Interactive Elements

Question Answer Notes Images
Are user input fields accompanied by clear instructions on what the user needs to do to successfully complete the form? Sometimes The form for the search bar on the home page does does not have instructions. Additionally there is no submit button. On the log in page there are 4 missing form labels. The only instruction (other than placeholder text) on the login page is the header of the page Log In, along with the button at the bottom of the page.
Do user input fields contain labels in addition to overall instructions mentioned above? Never
Are descriptions for fields and boxes easy to understand? Not Applicable
Are labels placed above the user input fields and clearly associated with each field? Never
Are text cues for coloured form control labels available? Never
Are other visual indicators provided consistently, such as an asterisk for required form fields? Never

Error Prevention

Question Answer Notes Images
Are user input fields either reversible, checked, or confirmed? One of the three is acceptable. Sometimes The user fields are reversible. When you enter in text in the search bar that is spelled in correctly or it can't find it provides suggestions how to fix it. Similarly if you enter the wrong email to log in it will ask you to check it. It does not provide the correction.

Error Reports

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alert messages clearly visible to the user, either at the top of the form field, inline, or through a dialog box? Always When searching for films information appears below, but it's not in a dialog box. On the log in page entering an incorrect email or password the text appears in red under the user input field.
Do alert messages clearly indicate the field in which the error has occurred and a description of the error and the fix? Sometimes The screen reader does not read the dialogue box error that pops up when you misspell something. However with the login page errors can be read by the screen reader (e.g. wrong password, wrong email).
Is the user able to easily access the user input field to correct the error? Always
Is the user able to resubmit the form and re-validate their submission? Always
Do error reports follow a logical reading and navigation order? Sometimes When a word is misspelled it's clear that you need to search again but they don't offer you a dialog box to reenter the information, instead you have to correct your initial search at the top (which may not be clear to all users)

Search function spell-check

Question Answer Notes Images
When a user spells a word incorrectly, does the search function offer spelling suggestions or synonyms? Never

Functionality of Interactive Elements

Question Answer Notes Images
Are icons such as to save, download, or print consistent across the site? Always
Is alternative text clear and consistent for each icon type? Sometimes Closed captions does not have an alternative text on every page. The other icons appear to.
Are actions consistently labelled across the site? For example, the “search” button is always labeled “search”. Always
Are icons that have adjacent links consistent? Not Applicable
Can the purpose of each link be determined from the link text alone? Sometimes When browsing the categories they are denoted by numbers, rather than "Art and Artists" or the name of the category. For the films they always have the film name at the end of the link.

Consistent Navigation

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the eresource have a consistent layout and navigation across all pages? Always
Are search fields located in the same places throughout the website? Always
Do other features occur in the same place throughout the website? Always
Are links, buttons, images, and other components that are used repeatedly throughout a website labeled consistently? Always

Pop-up windows/Interruptions

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the electronic resource avoid the use of pop-up windows which open automatically in a new tab if a user clicks on a button? Never When you click on something it doesn't open a new tab, it changes the page to the section that you clicked on.
Does the database avoid launching pop-up windows automatically when the database is loaded? Always
Where pop-ups occur, are users able to postpone or suppress any pop-ups? Not Applicable
Does the database avoid launching pages in a new browser window with the usual browser controls missing? Not Applicable

Headers

Question Answer Notes Images
Is page content subdivided hierarchically into appropriate headings and tagged appropriately? Sometimes On the Kanopy home page it was missing the 1st degree heading On other pages it consistently skipped headings, going from H1 to H3. On the my account page or when I picked a subject, or a film.
Are headings concise and clear, and accurately reflect the content under that heading? Sometimes The H1 headings were usually selected well, for example the title of the film or "browse by subject" and those made sense.On the films pages a lot of time the production companies would receive a heading (H5), which I did not think was necessary. As well sometimes there weren't headings when I thought there should be. On the Browse by Subject page that received an H1 heading, but none of the subjects received H2, which I thought was strange. There were a lot of H4 headings for social media links and citations which I thought shouldn't be headings.

Menus

Question Answer Notes Images
Do database page menus have a reasonable number of navigation items and drop-down options? Sometimes The database has two drop down menus accessible from all pages of the database. One under your name once you had logged in with 4 drop down options. The Browse menu had a lot of drop down items. It had 12 subjects and each had their own drop-down menus, which was a lot.
Does the main navigation and drop-downs contain a reasonable number of menu items? Sometimes See above. I would say it seemed like a lot for the Browse menu.
Can all menus and submenus be accessed with screen readers and via keyboard navigation? Sometimes The submenus in Browse by Subject were accessible through keyboard navigation. The screen reader worked as well but every time I opened a submenu it would have to list the items of the primary drop down first. There was also an alternate page where all the subjects were listed.

Change of context

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the “results” page or item record view avoid opening in a new tab without a warning? Never
Is there an "update now" button that requests a refresh of content rather than automatically updating the content? Sometimes There is no "update now" button but you have to manually edit the search bar and press enter to start a new search.
Does the database avoid automatic redirection? Always

Change of Context: Focus

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the form refrain from submitting automatically when a component receives focus? Never
Does the database avoid launching new windows when a component receives focus? Never
Does the database avoid change of focus when a component receives focus? Sometimes The drop-down menus come down without being clicked on
Are you able to tab through a page using keyboard navigation without the keyboard focus moving away from the control? Always
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