Bobby Accessibility Report

URL: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/vtpubs/spectrum/, April 20, 1999 3:38:04 PM EDT
Bobby Version: 3.0b3, build: 002
Browser Compatibility: HTML 4.0
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Accessibility Errors

This page has not been rated for accessibility. You must choose the "Accessibility Evaluation and Rating" option to get an accessibility rating.

The following section contains a list of 16 accessibility problems that should be fixed in order to make this page accessible to people with disabilities.
  1. Provide alternative text for all images
    Line 6: <center><img src="http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/images/logobar.gif"></center>
    Line 7: <CENTER><IMG SRC="http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/images/spectrum.gif"></CENTER>
    Line 35: <td><img src="/images/acrobat.gif"> indicates a .pdf file, which
    Line 37: <IMG SRC="/images/getacro.gif" BORDER=0></A> to get a copy.
    Line 48: Volume 21 Number 27 Thursday, April 15, 1999<img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 50: Volume 21 Number 27 Thursday, April 8, 1999<img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 52: Volume 21 Number 26 Thursday, April 1, 1999<img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 54: Volume 21 Number 25 Thursday, March 25, 1999<img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 56: Volume 21 Number 24 Thursday, March 18, 1999<img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 58: Volume 21 Number 23 Thursday, March 5, 1999<img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 60: Volume 21 Number 22 Thursday, February 25, 1999<img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 62: Volume 21 Number 21 Thursday, February 18, 1999<img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 64: Volume 21 Number 20 Thursday, February 11, 1999<img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 66: Volume 21 Number 18 Thursday, January 28, 1999 <img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 68: Volume 21 Number 17 Thursday, January 21, 1999 <img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 70: Volume 21 Number 16 Thursday, January 14, 1999 <img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>

Accessibility Recommendations

This section contains a list of accessibility recommendations that you should fix in order to improve accessibility. Accessibility recommendations do not affect the Bobby Approved rating.
  1. Use the LANG attribute to identify the language of the text

  2. Specify a logical tab order among form controls
    Line 17: <SELECT NAME="mode">
    Line 23: <INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Search">

  3. Associate labels with their form controls
    Line 17: <SELECT NAME="mode">

Accessibility Questions

This section contains a list of accessibility questions. Bobby is unable to determine if these questions are satisfied so it is important for you to check each item carefully.
  1. If this table contains data, have you identified headers for the table rows and columns?
    Line 11: <table border=0>
    Line 32: <table width="80%" border=0 cellspacing=3>

  2. Does this image convey important information beyond what is in its alternative text description?
    Line 6: <center><img src="http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/images/logobar.gif"></center>
    Line 7: <CENTER><IMG SRC="http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/images/spectrum.gif"></CENTER>
    Line 35: <td><img src="/images/acrobat.gif"> indicates a .pdf file, which
    Line 37: <IMG SRC="/images/getacro.gif" BORDER=0></A> to get a copy.
    Line 48: Volume 21 Number 27 Thursday, April 15, 1999<img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 50: Volume 21 Number 27 Thursday, April 8, 1999<img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 52: Volume 21 Number 26 Thursday, April 1, 1999<img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 54: Volume 21 Number 25 Thursday, March 25, 1999<img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 56: Volume 21 Number 24 Thursday, March 18, 1999<img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 58: Volume 21 Number 23 Thursday, March 5, 1999<img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 60: Volume 21 Number 22 Thursday, February 25, 1999<img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 62: Volume 21 Number 21 Thursday, February 18, 1999<img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 64: Volume 21 Number 20 Thursday, February 11, 1999<img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 66: Volume 21 Number 18 Thursday, January 28, 1999 <img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 68: Volume 21 Number 17 Thursday, January 21, 1999 <img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 70: Volume 21 Number 16 Thursday, January 14, 1999 <img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>

Accessibility Tips

This section contains a list of accessibility tips that you should review. Please note that there are some aspects of page design that are important to accessibility but can not be tested automatically by Bobby. Some of these may appear below in the accessibility tips section.
  1. Encode list structures and list items properly

  2. Group related controls and label each group

  3. Furnish keyboard shortcuts for form elements

  4. For long lists of selections, group items into a hierarchy

  5. Make sure that headings are nested properly

  6. Style sheets should be used to control layout and presentation wherever possible

  7. Make sure that text, image, and background colors contrast well and that color is not used as the sole means of conveying important information

  8. Use the ABBR and ACRONYM elements to denote abbreviations and acronyms

  9. Provide summaries for tables of data

  10. If you can't figure out any other way to make a page accessible, construct an alternate version of the page which is accessible

  11. Avoid ASCII art. Replace it with an image and alternative text

  12. Considered adding keyboard shortcuts to important links

  13. Make sure that document structure is supported by the proper use of structural elements

Browser Compatibility Errors.

The following section contains 1 browser compatibility error. Browser compatibility errors help to determine when HTML tags and their attributes are not compatible with certain web browsers or HTML specifications. Problems here do not mean that this page is necessarily inaccessible. Browser compatibility errors do not affect the accessibility rating of a page.
  1. Required attribute ALT is missing from tag IMG for browser(s): HTML 4.0
    Line 6: <center><img src="http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/images/logobar.gif"></center>
    Line 7: <CENTER><IMG SRC="http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/images/spectrum.gif"></CENTER>
    Line 35: <td><img src="/images/acrobat.gif"> indicates a .pdf file, which
    Line 37: <IMG SRC="/images/getacro.gif" BORDER=0></A> to get a copy.
    Line 48: Volume 21 Number 27 Thursday, April 15, 1999<img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 50: Volume 21 Number 27 Thursday, April 8, 1999<img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 52: Volume 21 Number 26 Thursday, April 1, 1999<img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 54: Volume 21 Number 25 Thursday, March 25, 1999<img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 56: Volume 21 Number 24 Thursday, March 18, 1999<img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 58: Volume 21 Number 23 Thursday, March 5, 1999<img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 60: Volume 21 Number 22 Thursday, February 25, 1999<img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 62: Volume 21 Number 21 Thursday, February 18, 1999<img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 64: Volume 21 Number 20 Thursday, February 11, 1999<img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 66: Volume 21 Number 18 Thursday, January 28, 1999 <img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 68: Volume 21 Number 17 Thursday, January 21, 1999 <img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>
    Line 70: Volume 21 Number 16 Thursday, January 14, 1999 <img src="/images/acrobat.gif" border=0></a>

Download Time

The following three column table gives download time statistics for the images, applets, and objects on this page. The first column contains the URL of each item, the second column the item size in kilobytes, and the third column the approximate download time for each item when using a 28,800 baud modem. At the end of the report, an arbitrary delay of 0.5 seconds is added for each file to account for slow-downs caused by HTTP connection times.

URL
Size
Time (seconds)
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/vtpubs/spectrum/ 12.69 K 3.53
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/images/logobar.gif 5.14 K 1.43
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/images/spectrum.gif 4.03 K 1.12
/images/acrobat.gif 0.36 K 0.10
/images/getacro.gif 1.09 K 0.30
Total
23.31 K
6.48
HTTP Request Delays

2.50
Total + Delays

8.98