Assessment for SocIndex by Fanshawe - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
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: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: All documents failed tagged PDF, tagged content, and tagged annotations. Some documents did have tagged multimedia and tagged form fields.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some documents had correct structure and others had numerous failed issues.
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: For standard paragraphs the read out loud worked correctly. However for pages with images, graphs the reader would either read whatever text was available but skip the graphics portion or would read the entire page as blank. It also did not label graphs as such so it was confusing knowing where a paragraph or title ended and a graph began. I assessed five articles and found 1 was not compatible at all, several were completely fine and 1 was missing elements which led to confusion.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes:
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:
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: I had several documents with rich images. Some were able to read the text potion of a graph but I didn't find any that conveyed the information within it. Others did not register whatsoever.
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: I tested five documents - three had bookmarks and two did not
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: When the document contained bookmarks, they were correct.
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: I tested 5 video clips. 3 had captions and 2 did not. It didn't seem to matter what the source was (I had several AP news pieces and one had captions and another did not)
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: The videos either had automatic captions or did not have the option for captions
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: For videos that had captions, they were correct.
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: A transcript is not provided. Instead a summary is included that is formatted like a news article but does not follow the structure of the video clip
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: None of the videos I tested included options for described video
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: Could not find any audio clips
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
eResource: SocIndex
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: EBSCO
Institution: Fanshawe
Score: F

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? Never
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes All documents failed tagged PDF, tagged content, and tagged annotations. Some documents did have tagged multimedia and tagged form fields.
Are list and table structure correct? Sometimes Some documents had correct structure and others had numerous failed issues.

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 For standard paragraphs the read out loud worked correctly. However for pages with images, graphs the reader would either read whatever text was available but skip the graphics portion or would read the entire page as blank. It also did not label graphs as such so it was confusing knowing where a paragraph or title ended and a graph began. I assessed five articles and found 1 was not compatible at all, several were completely fine and 1 was missing elements which led to confusion.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Sometimes
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
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never I had several documents with rich images. Some were able to read the text potion of a graph but I didn't find any that conveyed the information within it. Others did not register whatsoever.

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? Sometimes I tested five documents - three had bookmarks and two did not
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Always When the document contained bookmarks, they were correct.

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Sometimes I tested 5 video clips. 3 had captions and 2 did not. It didn't seem to matter what the source was (I had several AP news pieces and one had captions and another did not)
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Not Applicable The videos either had automatic captions or did not have the option for captions
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Always For videos that had captions, they were correct.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Always
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Always
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Always
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Never A transcript is not provided. Instead a summary is included that is formatted like a news article but does not follow the structure of the video clip

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 None of the videos I tested included options for described video
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 Could not find any audio clips
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Not Applicable
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