emsmap.pdf

authority-for-release-of-information-instructions1.pdf

summer-2024-calendar.pdf

Intersession-2024-calender.pdf

bhc-minor-consent-to-treat4.pdf

2025-holiday-schedule.pdf

fall-2024-calendar-final.pdf

Spring-2026-Academic-Calendar-Approved-10-3-24.pdf

Summer-2025-Calendar-Approved-10-3-24.pdf

Ensure each PDF document has a formally defined title.

## What this means

A PDF title, typically found in the document properties, acts as the official name of the document. This title is used by screen readers and other assistive technologies to provide a clear understanding of the document's content at the outset. It's different from any title or heading text that might appear within the content of the PDF itself.

## Why it matters

1. **Accessibility**: Screen reader users often hear the document title first when they open a PDF. A clear, descriptive title helps them understand what the document is about.
2. **Searchability and Organization**: A proper title makes it easier to search for and organize documents on a computer or network.

## How to fix

1. **Set the Title in Document Properties**: In your PDF editor, access the document properties section and ensure there is a title that accurately reflects the content of the PDF.
2. **Use Descriptive Titles**: Avoid vague titles. Instead, choose titles that clearly and concisely convey the subject or purpose of the document.

## Testing Methodology

Silktide checks the document properties of a PDF to verify that a title is 
specified and not empty.

### Limitations
- **Title Relevance**: While Silktide can detect the presence of a title, it does not evaluate the title's relevance or accuracy in representing the document's content.

## Further Reading

- [WCAG - PDF 18](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/PDF18.html)
- [Setting Titles in PDF Documents](https://www.adobe.com/accessibility/pdf/pdf-accessibility-overview.html)

pdf-no-title

December 2025

November 2025

Frostburg State University

	Title / URL	Issues
	emsmap.pdfwww.frostburg.edu/_files/pdfs/news/emsmap.pdf	1
	authority-for-release-of-information-instructions1.pdfwww.frostburg.edu/student-life/authority-for-release-of-information-instructions1.pdf	1
	summer-2024-calendar.pdfwww.frostburg.edu/_files/pdfs/academics/summer-2024-calendar.pdf	1
	Intersession-2024-calender.pdfwww.frostburg.edu/academics/Intersession-2024-calender.pdf	1
	bhc-minor-consent-to-treat4.pdfwww.frostburg.edu/student-life/bhc-minor-consent-to-treat4.pdf	1
	2025-holiday-schedule.pdfwww.frostburg.edu/human-resources/_files/pdfs/2025-holiday-schedule.pdf	1
	bhc-minor-consent-to-treat4.pdfwww.frostburg.edu/admissions-and-cost/undergraduate/_files/pdfs/bhc-minor-consent-to-treat4.pdf	1
	fall-2024-calendar-final.pdfwww.frostburg.edu/_files/pdfs/academics/fall-2024-calendar-final.pdf	1
	Spring-2026-Academic-Calendar-Approved-10-3-24.pdfwww.frostburg.edu/_files/pdfs/academics/Spring-2026-Academic-Calendar-Approved-10-3-24.pdf	1
	Summer-2025-Calendar-Approved-10-3-24.pdfwww.frostburg.edu/_files/pdfs/academics/Summer-2025-Calendar-Approved-10-3-24.pdf	1

Ensure PDFs have a title

Frostburg State University

Where this issue has occurred