Assessment for Gale OneFile by Fanshawe - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Most of the PDFs are searchable and extractable but a small portion (approx. 10%) of them are not and those ones are image only.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Most PDFs are extractable (approx. 90%)
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Most PDFs are searchable (approx. 90%) but a small amount are locked (approx. 10%)
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Approx. half of the PDFs viewed passed the alt text accessibility check.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Approx. half of the PDFs viewed had the primary language specified.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Approx. half of the PDFs viewed passed the page content accessibility check.
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Approx. half of the PDFs viewed passed the tagged accessibility check.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Approx. half of the PDFs viewed passed list & tables section for the accessibility check.
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: In some cases, the read out loud function skipped the title and authors.
It worked well at reading paragraphs.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: I did not encounter any "blank" spaces but it did read out "warning empty page" once and then stop.
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: Most of the PDFs appeared clear and easy to read but I did find a couple that became blurry at 250%
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: I found some images that are infographics and Acrtobat's Read Out Loud function skips them altogether.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: I viewed approximately 7 articles with rich images and none of them had a full-text equivalent in alt-text for the information provided in the rich image.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The tables that the screen reader read were read correctly. However, in one PDF, the screen reader in Adobe skipped the table entirely and went to the text below.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: There are not any bookmarks in the 7 articles I viewed. I see the option for them but none are already there.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No bookmarks in the 7 articles I viewed
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: All videos had open captions but I was able to turn all off them off in a straightforward way.
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: 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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There are not additional transcripts. The video's text is below the video.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: All videos had 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: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The text equivalent of the video is provided directly below the video.
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: The text is directly below the video.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
eResource: Gale OneFile
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: Gale
Institution: Fanshawe
Score: B-

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Sometimes Most of the PDFs are searchable and extractable but a small portion (approx. 10%) of them are not and those ones are image only.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Sometimes Most PDFs are extractable (approx. 90%)
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Sometimes Most PDFs are searchable (approx. 90%) but a small amount are locked (approx. 10%)

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Sometimes Approx. half of the PDFs viewed passed the alt text accessibility check.
Is primary language specified? Sometimes Approx. half of the PDFs viewed had the primary language specified.
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always Approx. half of the PDFs viewed passed the page content accessibility check.
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes Approx. half of the PDFs viewed passed the tagged accessibility check.
Are list and table structure correct? Sometimes Approx. half of the PDFs viewed passed list & tables section for the accessibility check.

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 In some cases, the read out loud function skipped the title and authors. It worked well at reading paragraphs.
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Sometimes I did not encounter any "blank" spaces but it did read out "warning empty page" once and then stop.
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 Most of the PDFs appeared clear and easy to read but I did find a couple that became blurry at 250%

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? Sometimes I found some images that are infographics and Acrtobat's Read Out Loud function skips them altogether.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never I viewed approximately 7 articles with rich images and none of them had a full-text equivalent in alt-text for the information provided in the rich image.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Sometimes The tables that the screen reader read were read correctly. However, in one PDF, the screen reader in Adobe skipped the table entirely and went to the text below.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Always

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Never There are not any bookmarks in the 7 articles I viewed. I see the option for them but none are already there.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Not Applicable No bookmarks in the 7 articles I viewed

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Always
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Always All videos had open captions but I was able to turn all off them off in a straightforward way.
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? Always
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Always
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Sometimes There are not additional transcripts. The video's text is below the video.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable All videos had 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? Always The text equivalent of the video is provided directly below the video.
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents? Always

Audio Accessibility

Question Answer Notes Images
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip? Always The text is directly below the video.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Always
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