Assessment for Business Economics & Theory Collection by Centennial - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: I have selected 5 articles, a mix of old and new publications. It appears that the newer publications contain PDFs that are searchable and extractable and the older publications contain image-only PDFs.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some PDFs are locked, neither searchable, nor extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Not all PDFs are fully searchable.
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Most of the page elements are not tagged in the sampled PDF documents.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
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:
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: A logo in an article was read as blank. In another instance, it didn't read the numbers inside a table.
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: In some PDF documents, when zoomed into 250%, the elements on the pages got 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: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes:
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
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: No bookmarks are displayed in bookmarks panel for any of the PDF documents sampled. However, the user has the ability to bookmark sections of the documents.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There are no bookmarks automatically generated for any of the PDF documents sampled. However, if the user creates their own, the link does go to the correct section.
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Doesn't include any videos.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
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: Not Applicable
Score: -1
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: Business Economics & Theory Collection
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Gale
Institution: Centennial
Score: F

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Sometimes I have selected 5 articles, a mix of old and new publications. It appears that the newer publications contain PDFs that are searchable and extractable and the older publications contain image-only PDFs.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Sometimes Some PDFs are locked, neither searchable, nor extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Sometimes Not all PDFs are fully searchable.

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Never
Is primary language specified? Never
Is reliable character encoding provided? Never
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes Most of the page elements are not tagged in the sampled PDF documents.
Are list and table structure correct? Never

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
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Sometimes A logo in an article was read as blank. In another instance, it didn't read the numbers inside a table.
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? Sometimes In some PDF documents, when zoomed into 250%, the elements on the pages got blurry.

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? Not Applicable
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Sometimes
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 No bookmarks are displayed in bookmarks panel for any of the PDF documents sampled. However, the user has the ability to bookmark sections of the documents.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Never There are no bookmarks automatically generated for any of the PDF documents sampled. However, if the user creates their own, the link does go to the correct section.

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Not Applicable Doesn't include any videos.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Not Applicable
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Not Applicable
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Not Applicable
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Not Applicable
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable
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? Not Applicable
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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