Assessment for MasterFILE Elite by Fanshawe - Module 1: Interface Appearance

Submitted by jli@fanshawec.ca on
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are there functional images embedded in the background?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: When I enlarge the text size pass 125%, or change the width and height of the window of the browser, the college's logo on the right side of the database will disappear.
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There is only one functional image (The askON chat icon) that is missing alternative text. All the other functional images contain alt text.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Images used as text (logos) do not repeat the words that are conveyed by the image.The alt text for the EBSCOhost logo is "Logo - Link to Search", and the alt text for the Fanshawe logo is "Library logo".
Are there icons where appropriate, such as icons to indicate PDF Full Text, Download, Folder, Citation, etc?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: In the result records, the icon of a magnifying glass and piece of paper, that beside the folder icon with a plus sign, is cut off when zoomed in at 200%
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:
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: In addition to colour used for linked text, the link text will be underlined when you put your cursor over the text.
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
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: On the results page, the college's logo on the right side of the database, and the icon of a magnifying glass and piece of paper, that beside the folder icon with a plus sign, is not accessible via keyboard navigation. Also, when I try to apply limiters by tabbing over to the options and hitting enter, the page will refresh but the limits will not be applied.
Can users pause carousel movement?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
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: MasterFILE Elite
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: EBSCO
Institution: Fanshawe
Score: A-

Images

Positioning of Images

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the images positioned prominently and easy to find? Always

Functional images embedded in the background

Question Answer Notes Images
Are there functional images embedded in the background? Sometimes When I enlarge the text size pass 125%, or change the width and height of the window of the browser, the college's logo on the right side of the database will disappear.

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

Alt Text

Question Answer Notes Images
Do informative images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Not Applicable
Do functional images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes There is only one functional image (The askON chat icon) that is missing alternative text. All the other functional images contain alt text.
Do images used as text contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Sometimes Images used as text (logos) do not repeat the words that are conveyed by the image.The alt text for the EBSCOhost logo is "Logo - Link to Search", and the alt text for the Fanshawe logo is "Library logo".

Content Scaling

Question Answer Notes Images
When zoomed in at 200%, is text intact, readable, and not cut off? Sometimes In the result records, the icon of a magnifying glass and piece of paper, that beside the folder icon with a plus sign, is cut off when zoomed in at 200%
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

Colour

Question Answer Notes Images
Do colour coded graphs have text equivalents? Not Applicable
Are blocks of content separated from one another using visual separation (such as whitespace or borders)? Always
Are text alternatives provided where colour is used to indicate an action? Always In addition to colour used for linked text, the link text will be underlined when you put your cursor over the text.

Text to speech

Question Answer Notes Images
Is there a choice embedded within the database that offers text to speech or read aloud options? Always

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 On the results page, the college's logo on the right side of the database, and the icon of a magnifying glass and piece of paper, that beside the folder icon with a plus sign, is not accessible via keyboard navigation. Also, when I try to apply limiters by tabbing over to the options and hitting enter, the page will refresh but the limits will not be applied.

Dynamic content

Question Answer Notes Images
Can users pause carousel movement? Not Applicable
Is all functionality, including navigating between carousel items, operable by keyboard? Not Applicable

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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