Assessment for Art and Architecture Archive by George Brown - Module 4: Content

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Are the sampled PDFs image-only?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Text is extractable but you are only able to highlight text, and copy and paste the scan in a Word Document. Cannot search the scanned article.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The scanned images are not extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: The PDF text is searchable and extractable but the scanned images are not.
Are alternative descriptions provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: It failed on most of the documents. Only one document was missing alternate text for Figures section.
Is primary language specified?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Is reliable character encoding provided?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some documents had it, other documents did not have it.
Are all page elements tagged?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some articles had page elements tagged.
Are list and table structure correct?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Some articles had pass on list and table structure correct.
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: In one document it did not read in a logical way.
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: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Alt text is not available for PDFs.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Alt text is not available for PDFs.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes: Alt text is not available for PDFs.
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate?
Answer: Never
Score: 0
Notes:
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers?
Answer: Sometimes
Score: 1
Notes: Screen reader was able to read in order on some PDFs, while other PDFs it did not read in exact order and missed information.
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document?
Answer: Always
Score: 2
Notes:
Are videos captioned?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no video files available to assess.
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: There are no video files available to assess.
Are captions typo-free and grammatically correct (unless slang and grammatical errors are intentionally used in the video)?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no video files available to assess.
Does caption placement avoid blocking any important visual components necessary to understand the video?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no video files available to assess.
Are the captions in sync with spoken words?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no video files available to assess.
For videos that contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no video files available to assess.
For videos that do not contain captions, are transcripts provided?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no video files available to assess.
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: There are no video files available to assess.
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: There are no video files available to assess.
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no audio files available to assess on the database.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio?
Answer: Not Applicable
Score: -1
Notes: There are no audio files available to assess on the database.
eResource: Art and Architecture Archive
eResource Type: Database
Vendor: ProQuest
Institution: George Brown
Score: D-

PDFs

Searchable PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are the sampled PDFs image-only? Sometimes Text is extractable but you are only able to highlight text, and copy and paste the scan in a Word Document. Cannot search the scanned article.
Are the sampled PDFs locked (secured)? Sometimes The scanned images are not extractable.
Are the sampled PDFs fully searchable? Sometimes The PDF text is searchable and extractable but the scanned images are not.

Tagged PDFs

Question Answer Notes Images
Are alternative descriptions provided? Sometimes It failed on most of the documents. Only one document was missing alternate text for Figures section.
Is primary language specified? Never
Is reliable character encoding provided? Sometimes Some documents had it, other documents did not have it.
Are all page elements tagged? Sometimes Some articles had page elements tagged.
Are list and table structure correct? Sometimes Some articles had pass on list and table structure correct.

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 In one document it did not read in a logical way.
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? Never Alt text is not available for PDFs.
Do images used as titles contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never Alt text is not available for PDFs.
Do rich images contain appropriate alt text or an appropriate textual alternative? Never Alt text is not available for PDFs.

Tables

Question Answer Notes Images
Are tables tagged and described with in-text summaries where appropriate? Never
Do table headers allow for easy navigation with screen readers? Sometimes Screen reader was able to read in order on some PDFs, while other PDFs it did not read in exact order and missed information.

Additional Navigational Aids

Question Answer Notes Images
Does the bookmarks panel display bookmarks? Always
Do bookmarks link to the correct sections in the document? Always

Video Captions

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

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 There are no video files available to assess.
If the video includes described video or a text equivalent of the video, is it an accurate description of the video contents? Not Applicable There are no video files available to assess.

Audio Accessibility

Question Answer Notes Images
Is a link to a text transcript provided in reasonable proximity to the audio clip? Not Applicable There are no audio files available to assess on the database.
If a transcript is provided, does it accurately capture the content of the audio? Not Applicable There are no audio files available to assess on the database.
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