Assessment for Applied Science & Technology Full Text (H.W. Wilson) by Durham - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: 6 articles checked ranging from 1998 to 2021.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes: 6 articles checked (pub dates of 1998-2021) - one article had one page that was not extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: 6 articles checked ranging from 1998 to 2021.
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: 5 articles checked: all with some fails
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: 5 articles checked
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Of 5 articles checked, 2 passed.
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: All 5 articles checked have some missing tags
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: All 5 articles checked have failed status
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: Four articles checked. Two were fine, but two read in awkward order.
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: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Three of the four articles checked were fine, one 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: All articles checked had some issues with alt text.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: All articles checked had some issues with alt text.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: All articles checked had some issues with alt text.
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: All four articles checked were missing bookmarks
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: No bookmarks available
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No video content offered by database directly.
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:
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
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: No video content offered directly by database.
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: No audio content.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
eResource: Applied Science & Technology Full Text (H.W. Wilson)
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: EBSCO
Institution: Durham
Score: D

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Never 6 articles checked ranging from 1998 to 2021.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Never 6 articles checked (pub dates of 1998-2021) - one article had one page that was not extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Always 6 articles checked ranging from 1998 to 2021.

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Sometimes 5 articles checked: all with some fails
Is primary language specified? Never 5 articles checked
Is reliable character encoding provided? Sometimes Of 5 articles checked, 2 passed.
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes All 5 articles checked have some missing tags
Are list and table structure correct? Never All 5 articles checked have failed status

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 Four articles checked. Two were fine, but two read in awkward order.
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? Sometimes Three of the four articles checked were fine, one 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 All articles checked had some issues with alt text.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes All articles checked had some issues with alt text.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes All articles checked had some issues with alt text.

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 All four articles checked were missing bookmarks
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Never No bookmarks available

Video Captions

Question Answer Notes Images
Are videos captioned? Not Applicable No video content offered by database directly.
If captions are closed, and need to be turned on by the user, is that process straightforward and intuitive? Not Applicable
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)? Not Applicable
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video? Not Applicable
Are the captions in sync with spoken words? Not Applicable
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided? Not Applicable

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 No video content offered directly by database.
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 No audio content.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Not Applicable
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