Assessment for Proquest Central by Durham - Module 1: Interface Appearance

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Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are there functional images embedded in the background?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes:
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Only 3 very low contrast alerts appeared: two 1.39:1 and one 4:47:1).
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Using your mouse, is the clickable area around links and buttons large enough for users to see and activate easily?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Using any method to test links, are all links and buttons functional (i.e., not dead)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: On Results page, the left frame (where the limiting options are listed) is navigated to as the last section using the Tab key. The top section is viewed first, then results, right frame, bottom section and then finally to left limiters frame.
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
eResource: Proquest Central
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: ProQuest
Institution: Durham
Score: A+

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Always

Functional images embedded in the background

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there functional images embedded in the background? Never

Presence of Icons

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc? Always

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always

Content Scaling

Question Answer Notes Images
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off? Always
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%? Always
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%? Always

Colour and Contrast

Question Answer Notes Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1? Always Only 3 very low contrast alerts appeared: two 1.39:1 and one 4:47:1).

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Not Applicable
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)? Always
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action? Always

Text to speech

Question Answer Notes Images
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options? Never

Clustered Links

Question Answer Notes Images
Using your mouse, is the clickable area around links and buttons large enough for users to see and activate easily? Always
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate? Always
Using any method to test links, are all links and buttons functional (i.e., not dead)? Always
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation? Always On Results page, the left frame (where the limiting options are listed) is navigated to as the last section using the Tab key. The top section is viewed first, then results, right frame, bottom section and then finally to left limiters frame.

Dynamic content

Question Answer Notes Images
Can users pause carousel movement? Not Applicable
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard? Not Applicable

Liquid layout

Question Answer Notes Images
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap? Always
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions? Always
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions? Always
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