Is page content subdivided hierarchically into appropriate headings and tagged appropriately?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Score: 2
Notes:
Are user input fields accompanied by clear instructions on what the user needs to do to successfully complete the form?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: I do not see any instructions beyond the form labels.
Score: 0
Notes: I do not see any instructions beyond the form labels.
Do user input fields contain labels in addition to overall instructions mentioned above?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The Wave extension reveals many missing form labels - on one search result page, there were 162 listed. Visually, things look fairly straightforward. There is use of placeholder text, but it usually supplements a word describing the box, i.e. Vol. and then the placeholder text reads 52. Some instructions are only available in placeholder text, however. For example, in the Advanced Search, it says Published by in front of the box, but then in the box, the placeholder text reads Enclose publisher's name in quotation marks There are Submit buttons on all forms.
Score: 1
Notes: The Wave extension reveals many missing form labels - on one search result page, there were 162 listed. Visually, things look fairly straightforward. There is use of placeholder text, but it usually supplements a word describing the box, i.e. Vol. and then the placeholder text reads 52. Some instructions are only available in placeholder text, however. For example, in the Advanced Search, it says Published by in front of the box, but then in the box, the placeholder text reads Enclose publisher's name in quotation marks There are Submit buttons on all forms.
Are descriptions for fields and boxes easy to understand?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: For the most part, they are straightforward.
Score: 1
Notes: For the most part, they are straightforward.
Are labels placed above the user input fields and clearly associated with each field?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Form labels are always in front of the input fields, on the same line.
Score: 0
Notes: Form labels are always in front of the input fields, on the same line.
Are text cues for coloured form control labels available?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The website does not appear to use coloured form control labels. But when I tried to submit a form without filling out all the required fields, the missing fields were highlighted in red. One of the three fields did have an asterisk, but the other two had no other indicators that they were the missing required fields.
Score: 1
Notes: The website does not appear to use coloured form control labels. But when I tried to submit a form without filling out all the required fields, the missing fields were highlighted in red. One of the three fields did have an asterisk, but the other two had no other indicators that they were the missing required fields.
Are other visual indicators provided consistently, such as an asterisk for required form fields?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: A couple of forms - ordering a missed issue, subscribing - don't have an asterisk next to required information - postal codes, state/province
Score: 1
Notes: A couple of forms - ordering a missed issue, subscribing - don't have an asterisk next to required information - postal codes, state/province
Are user input fields either reversible, checked, or confirmed? One of the three is acceptable.
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: You can go back and change a field that you've already completed. One form I filled out asked me to review the information before I submitted, and also had Go Back options at the bottom of the screen. The only instance of data being automatically being check for accuracy was to see if all the mandatory fields had been filled out.
Score: 1
Notes: You can go back and change a field that you've already completed. One form I filled out asked me to review the information before I submitted, and also had Go Back options at the bottom of the screen. The only instance of data being automatically being check for accuracy was to see if all the mandatory fields had been filled out.
Are alert messages clearly visible to the user, either at the top of the form field, inline, or through a dialog box?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Score: 2
Notes:
Do alert messages clearly indicate the field in which the error has occurred and a description of the error and the fix?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Score: 2
Notes:
Is the user able to easily access the user input field to correct the error?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Two fields - State/Province and Zip Code/Postal Code - are required fields but do not have an asterisk. When the form is submitted, the error message comes up, but on the next page where the user is supposed to input their billing information. There is no option to add this information. It is possible to use the back browser to return to the form and add this information, but it is not intuitive.
Score: 1
Notes: Two fields - State/Province and Zip Code/Postal Code - are required fields but do not have an asterisk. When the form is submitted, the error message comes up, but on the next page where the user is supposed to input their billing information. There is no option to add this information. It is possible to use the back browser to return to the form and add this information, but it is not intuitive.
Is the user able to resubmit the form and re-validate their submission?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Score: 2
Notes:
Do error reports follow a logical reading and navigation order?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes: No error reports.
Score: 2
Notes: No error reports.
When a user spells a word incorrectly, does the search function offer spelling suggestions or synonyms?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The incorrectly spelled word was underlined in red as one would find in a Word document. If you right-clicked on the word, a pop-up would come up offering alternative spellings/words.
Score: 1
Notes: The incorrectly spelled word was underlined in red as one would find in a Word document. If you right-clicked on the word, a pop-up would come up offering alternative spellings/words.
Is alternative text clear and consistent for each icon type?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Score: 2
Notes:
Are actions consistently labelled across the site? For example, the “search” button is always labeled “search”.
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Score: 2
Notes:
Can the purpose of each link be determined from the link text alone?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Score: 2
Notes:
Does the eresource have a consistent layout and navigation across all pages?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Score: 2
Notes:
Are search fields located in the same places throughout the website?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Score: 2
Notes:
Do other features occur in the same place throughout the website?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Score: 2
Notes:
Does the electronic resource avoid the use of pop-up windows which open automatically in a new tab if a user clicks on a button?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Score: 2
Notes:
Does the database avoid launching pop-up windows automatically when the database is loaded?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Score: 2
Notes:
Where pop-ups occur, are users able to postpone or suppress any pop-ups?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes:
Score: -1
Notes:
Does the database avoid launching pages in a new browser window with the usual browser controls missing?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: There is a Quick Start Guide on the Subscribe page that launches in a new tab. It is in the usual browser window with all the normal functions, but because it's a new tab, the back button doesn't work. The Free Trial form is the same.
Score: 1
Notes: There is a Quick Start Guide on the Subscribe page that launches in a new tab. It is in the usual browser window with all the normal functions, but because it's a new tab, the back button doesn't work. The Free Trial form is the same.
Are headings concise and clear, and accurately reflect the content under that heading?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Score: 2
Notes:
Does the “results” page or item record view avoid opening in a new tab without a warning?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Score: 2
Notes:
Is there an "update now" button that requests a refresh of content rather than automatically updating the content?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Score: 0
Notes:
Does the database avoid automatic redirection?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes:
Score: 1
Notes:
Does the form refrain from submitting automatically when a component receives focus?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Score: 2
Notes:
Does the database avoid launching new windows when a component receives focus?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Score: 2
Notes:
Does the database avoid change of focus when a component receives focus?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Score: 2
Notes:
Are you able to tab through a page using keyboard navigation without the keyboard focus moving away from the control?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: When you first start keyboard navigation on a page, I had to hit tab 37 or 38 times before the focus reappeared. It appears when you first hit tab at the Choice Reviews logo, and then you're tabbing through a bunch of invisible options until the focus finally reappears on Reviews, the next logical focus point. It seems to tab through menu options from the dropdown menus on the screen, but I only could determine this by looking at the black popup at the bottom of the screen with the search navigation, and then comparing it to the URL indicated when hovering over the searches in the menu dropdown.
Score: 1
Notes: When you first start keyboard navigation on a page, I had to hit tab 37 or 38 times before the focus reappeared. It appears when you first hit tab at the Choice Reviews logo, and then you're tabbing through a bunch of invisible options until the focus finally reappears on Reviews, the next logical focus point. It seems to tab through menu options from the dropdown menus on the screen, but I only could determine this by looking at the black popup at the bottom of the screen with the search navigation, and then comparing it to the URL indicated when hovering over the searches in the menu dropdown.