Assessment for Factiva by Durham - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes:
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Never
Score: 2
Notes:
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Five articles checked. Note: Factiva itself does not include PDF articles, but has option to download article as a PDF file.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Five articles checked. Note: Factiva itself does not include PDF articles, but has option to download article as a PDF file.
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Five articles checked: all missing tags. Note: Factiva itself does not include PDF articles, but has option to download article as a PDF file.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Five articles checked.
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: Always
Score: 2
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: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: All PDFs are textual content only. Links are provided for pictures.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Logos were consistently skipped in all five articles checked.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: All PDFs were textual only: table information was rendered in text format and read out.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Tables were rendered in text format only within PDFs.
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Five articles checked.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No bookmarks - 5 articles checked
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No videos in database
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: No videos
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No videos
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No videos
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No videos
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No videos
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: No videos
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 videos in 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: No videos
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Able to download all articles as MP3 files; article presented in plain text originally so shouldn't need separate transcript
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: Able to download all articles as MP3 files; article presented in plain text originally so shouldn't need separate transcript
eResource: Factiva
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: ProQuest
Institution: Durham
Score: C

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 Five articles checked. Note: Factiva itself does not include PDF articles, but has option to download article as a PDF file.
Is primary language specified? Never Five articles checked. Note: Factiva itself does not include PDF articles, but has option to download article as a PDF file.
Is reliable character encoding provided? Always
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes Five articles checked: all missing tags. Note: Factiva itself does not include PDF articles, but has option to download article as a PDF file.
Are list and table structure correct? Never Five articles checked.

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”? Always
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? Not Applicable All PDFs are textual content only. Links are provided for pictures.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never Logos were consistently skipped in all five articles checked.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable All PDFs were textual only: table information was rendered in text format and read out.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Not Applicable Tables were rendered in text format only within PDFs.
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? Never Five articles checked.
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Not Applicable No bookmarks - 5 articles checked

Video Captions

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

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 videos in 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 No videos

Audio Accessibility

Question Answer Notes Images
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip? Not Applicable Able to download all articles as MP3 files; article presented in plain text originally so shouldn't need separate transcript
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Not Applicable Able to download all articles as MP3 files; article presented in plain text originally so shouldn't need separate transcript
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