Assessment for MasterFILE Elite by Fanshawe - Module 4: Content

Submitted by jli@fanshawec.ca on
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:
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: All but one article provided reliable character encoding.
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: All of the articles are missing some type of tagged element(s). All of them failed at tagging the PDF, tagging the content. In addition to the listed missing tags, one article was also missing tagged annotations.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All the articles I assessed all failed List items, and Lbl and LBody under the "Lists" sections, as well as Rows, TH and TD, Headers, Regularity in the "Tables" section. Lastly, all articles skipped the Summary in the "Tables" section.
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: I assessed 5 articles. One of those articles was not compatible with the Read Out Loud Function, and another was not read in a logical way.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Footnote numbers included in the paper was read.
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:
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: A logo for one of my articles was not read with Acrobat’s Read Out Loud function.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: All of the articles I assessed contained rich images. Many of these images were figures and had descriptions. However, one of the articles I assessed included a chart but it did not have alt text.
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: Never
Score: 0
Notes: None of the articles that I assessed had any bookmarks
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Captions do not appear for the full video, it only appears for certain parts. The only parts captioned are the parts that are part of the transcript.
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: In one of the videos I assessed, it blocked, a tiny bit, an interviewee's name and organization they were associated with.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Only a few words are displayed at a time, chopping up the sentence. Also, some words in the middle of a sentence do not appear in captions.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Yes, but they are not great. It seems that the captions come from the transcripts.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
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:
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:
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
eResource: MasterFILE Elite
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: EBSCO
Institution: Fanshawe
Score: D-

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Never
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Never
Is primary language specified? Never
Is reliable character encoding provided? Sometimes All but one article provided reliable character encoding.
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes All of the articles are missing some type of tagged element(s). All of them failed at tagging the PDF, tagging the content. In addition to the listed missing tags, one article was also missing tagged annotations.
Are list and table structure correct? Never All the articles I assessed all failed List items, and Lbl and LBody under the "Lists" sections, as well as Rows, TH and TD, Headers, Regularity in the "Tables" section. Lastly, all articles skipped the Summary in the "Tables" section.

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 I assessed 5 articles. One of those articles was not compatible with the Read Out Loud Function, and another was not read in a logical way.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Sometimes Footnote numbers included in the paper was read.
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document? Always

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

Alternative Description

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes A logo for one of my articles was not read with Acrobat’s Read Out Loud function.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes All of the articles I assessed contained rich images. Many of these images were figures and had descriptions. However, one of the articles I assessed included a chart but it did not have alt text.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Never
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Never

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Never None of the articles that I assessed had any bookmarks
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Not Applicable

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Sometimes Captions do not appear for the full video, it only appears for certain parts. The only parts captioned are the parts that are part of the transcript.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Always
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Always
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Sometimes In one of the videos I assessed, it blocked, a tiny bit, an interviewee's name and organization they were associated with.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Never Only a few words are displayed at a time, chopping up the sentence. Also, some words in the middle of a sentence do not appear in captions.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Always Yes, but they are not great. It seems that the captions come from the transcripts.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable

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
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents? Not Applicable

Audio Accessibility

Question Answer Notes Images
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip? Not Applicable
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Not Applicable
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