Assessment for Direct-Hit by Identifix by Centennial - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Approximately 10% is image only PDF.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The PDFs are mostly searchable, except for some PDFs with diagrams that have some unreadable text (even when zooming in).

Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: They are all mostly searchable PDFs, except for some older service manuals (e.g. 1975 Mercedes-Benz 280 2.8L, L6, USA/Canada), which are mostly searchable/extractable, except for some scanned pages with diagrams (illegible).
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Only once in six documents viewed.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Tagged multimedia passed, but tagged content failed and tagged annotations only once in six documents viewed.
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: Not all articles are downloadable to save as a PDF. User can print to PDF.

Cannot read certain words (e.g. No. would be "number" instead of "no")
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
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: The text remained clear, however some PDFS had blurry images when zoomed in.
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: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The logo or title (or home) image of the database contains alt text.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
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: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some PDFs have bookmarks, others do not.

Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some of the bookmarks redirect the user to the appropriate sections, while others within the document have no response when you click on them.

Are videos captioned?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Uses Youtube's autogenerated captions for English. Please note that the video found on the database was an instructional how-to video, and can also be found on their Youtube channel, which has other instructional videos.


If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Uses Youtube's interface.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: They are typo free, but there is no punctuation (i.e. commas, periods, etc).

Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: As it is Youtube, users can customize font size, background colour/opacity. Captions are also on the bottom.

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: Youtube provides transcripts (user will have to know where to look).
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: All Youtube videos have auto-generated captions.
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: Videos are from Youtube.
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: Direct-Hit by Identifix
eResource Type:
Vendor: Identifix
Institution: Centennial
Score: C

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Sometimes Approximately 10% is image only PDF.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Sometimes The PDFs are mostly searchable, except for some PDFs with diagrams that have some unreadable text (even when zooming in).
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Sometimes They are all mostly searchable PDFs, except for some older service manuals (e.g. 1975 Mercedes-Benz 280 2.8L, L6, USA/Canada), which are mostly searchable/extractable, except for some scanned pages with diagrams (illegible).

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Never
Is primary language specified? Sometimes Only once in six documents viewed.
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes Tagged multimedia passed, but tagged content failed and tagged annotations only once in six documents viewed.
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 Not all articles are downloadable to save as a PDF. User can print to PDF. Cannot read certain words (e.g. No. would be "number" instead of "no")
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Always
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document? Not Applicable

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 The text remained clear, however some PDFS had blurry images when zoomed in.

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? Not Applicable
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always The logo or title (or home) image of the database contains alt text.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable

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? Not Applicable

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Sometimes Some PDFs have bookmarks, others do not.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Sometimes Some of the bookmarks redirect the user to the appropriate sections, while others within the document have no response when you click on them.

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Always Uses Youtube's autogenerated captions for English. Please note that the video found on the database was an instructional how-to video, and can also be found on their Youtube channel, which has other instructional videos.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Always Uses Youtube's interface.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Sometimes They are typo free, but there is no punctuation (i.e. commas, periods, etc).
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Always As it is Youtube, users can customize font size, background colour/opacity. Captions are also on the bottom.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Always
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Always Youtube provides transcripts (user will have to know where to look).
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable All Youtube videos have auto-generated captions.

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 Videos are from Youtube.
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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