Assessment for Communications & Mass Media Complete by Durham - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Looked at 5 article PDFs: two from 2021 (one journal and one magazine), and one each from 2018, 2012 and 1996. The 1996 article was an image of a scanned page; others were not image only (4 out of 5).
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Looked at 5 article PDFs: two from 2021 (one journal and one magazine), and one each from 2018, 2012 and 1996. The 1996 article was an image of a scanned page and not searchable; others were searchable (4 out of 5).
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: All five articles had a Failed status with at least some figures or other elements requiring alternate text
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All five articles Failed
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Two articles Failed (2021 and 2018 articles), three Passed (2021 magazine, 2018 and 1996 journals)
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: All five articles checked had some at least some content missing tags.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All five articles Failed
Does the Read Out Loud function read the PDF in a logical way, preserving the order of the text and various sections?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Two of five articles had 'blanks'
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: One article had issues
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes:
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Not all logos were readable
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes:
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: None of the five articles checked had bookmarks.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: None of the five articles checked had bookmarks.
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Two of the three videos had captions
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Of the three videos checked, one did not have captions or transcripts.
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 three videos checked had 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: No described video
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No audio files
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No audio files
eResource: Communication & Mass Media Complete
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: EBSCO
Institution: Durham
Score: D-

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Sometimes Looked at 5 article PDFs: two from 2021 (one journal and one magazine), and one each from 2018, 2012 and 1996. The 1996 article was an image of a scanned page; others were not image only (4 out of 5).
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Sometimes Looked at 5 article PDFs: two from 2021 (one journal and one magazine), and one each from 2018, 2012 and 1996. The 1996 article was an image of a scanned page and not searchable; others were searchable (4 out of 5).

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Sometimes All five articles had a Failed status with at least some figures or other elements requiring alternate text
Is primary language specified? Never All five articles Failed
Is reliable character encoding provided? Sometimes Two articles Failed (2021 and 2018 articles), three Passed (2021 magazine, 2018 and 1996 journals)
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes All five articles checked had some at least some content missing tags.
Are list and table structure correct? Never All five articles Failed

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? Always
Does the Read out Loud function avoid problematic elements such as excessive blank spaces read as “blank”? Sometimes Two of five articles had 'blanks'
Are the controls consistent and effective for navigating through the document? Sometimes One article had issues

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? Sometimes
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Not all logos were readable
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? Sometimes

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Never None of the five articles checked had bookmarks.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Never None of the five articles checked had bookmarks.

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Sometimes Two of the three videos had captions
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Always
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? Always
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Never Of the three videos checked, one did not have captions or transcripts.

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 three videos checked had 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 No described video

Audio Accessibility

Question Answer Notes Images
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip? Not Applicable No audio files
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Not Applicable No audio files
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