Assessment for Bloomsbury Food Library by George Brown - Module 1: Interface Appearance

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Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Image collection thumbnails are neatly organized horizontally.
Are there functional images embedded in the background?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: At 200% enlargement there was little misalignment.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: For its image and museum collections, book jacket covers and book illustrations all had alt text.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Usually there was alt text or a textual equivalent next to the image.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Appropriate alt text for Bloomsbury logo is present. Most important images such as museum images, book covers and illustrations are available. Some home page images lack alt text such as the images in the carousel.
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: When clicking on eBook content there are icons for printing, citation, sharing and saving. For the image collections, when users select an image they can select the zoom in and out icons, rotating left or right and click on the home page icon. They can also click on citation ,sharing, and print icons.
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: Contrast ratio is 8.59:1.
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There is a colour coded World map that does not have alt text equivalents.
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: On the homepage there is a border separating the search box and logo and with the interactive timeline there is borders separating the content. Also on the image collections page there are borders separating each collection and audio section separating each podcast.

Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There is "Back to top" link, the search icon and expand icons.
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Most of the eBooks and encyclopedias are in html full text, but no choice for text to speech.
Using your mouse, is the clickable area around links and buttons large enough for users to see and activate easily?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Using any method to test links, are all links and buttons functional (i.e., not dead)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The interactive timeline on the homepage and webpage is not accessible by keyboard. The World map is also not accessible by keyboard.
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
eResource: Bloomsbury Food Library
eResource Type: Website
Vendor: Bloomsbury
Institution: George Brown
Score: A-

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Always Image collection thumbnails are neatly organized horizontally.

Functional images embedded in the background

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there functional images embedded in the background? Always At 200% enlargement there was little misalignment.

Presence of Icons

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc? Always When clicking on eBook content there are icons for printing, citation, sharing and saving. For the image collections, when users select an image they can select the zoom in and out icons, rotating left or right and click on the home page icon. They can also click on citation ,sharing, and print icons.

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always For its image and museum collections, book jacket covers and book illustrations all had alt text.
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Always Usually there was alt text or a textual equivalent next to the image.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Appropriate alt text for Bloomsbury logo is present. Most important images such as museum images, book covers and illustrations are available. Some home page images lack alt text such as the images in the carousel.

Content Scaling

Question Answer Notes Images
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off? Always
Are images clear and unpixelated at 200%? Always
Is horizontal scrolling minimized at 200%? Always

Colour and Contrast

Question Answer Notes Images
Do text and images have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1? Always Contrast ratio is 8.59:1.

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Sometimes There is a colour coded World map that does not have alt text equivalents.
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)? Always On the homepage there is a border separating the search box and logo and with the interactive timeline there is borders separating the content. Also on the image collections page there are borders separating each collection and audio section separating each podcast.
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action? Sometimes There is "Back to top" link, the search icon and expand icons.

Text to speech

Question Answer Notes Images
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options? Never Most of the eBooks and encyclopedias are in html full text, but no choice for text to speech.

Clustered Links

Question Answer Notes Images
Using your mouse, is the clickable area around links and buttons large enough for users to see and activate easily? Always
Using your mouse to test links, are links and buttons far enough apart for users to accurately activate? Always
Using any method to test links, are all links and buttons functional (i.e., not dead)? Always
Are links or buttons accessible via keyboard navigation? Sometimes The interactive timeline on the homepage and webpage is not accessible by keyboard. The World map is also not accessible by keyboard.

Dynamic content

Question Answer Notes Images
Can users pause carousel movement? Always
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard? Always

Liquid layout

Question Answer Notes Images
Is the order of the text preserved at all screen resolutions, without overlap? Always
Do images avoid overlapping at all screen resolutions? Always
Is the overall reading experience preserved at all screen resolutions? Always
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