What do we already have? Mapping asynchronous information literacy workshops to the <i>ACRL Framework</i> and companion documents

Purpose This study describes how librarians at an R1 institution developed a rapid process to understand the information literacy skills and concepts covered in a series of asynchronous online information literacy workshops. Because the workshops were originally designed and offered in an ad-hoc manner, this project was part of a larger assessment and revision effort to improve quality and make the workshops more cohesive. Design/methodology/approach Workshop reviewers streamlined mapping by focusing on knowledge practices from the ACRL Framework, providing the basis to understand frame coverage and gaps across all workshops. The reviewers strengthened map quality by including two Framework companion documents into the process to help fill in conceptual gaps in the original Framework. Findings The authors describe the mapping method developed and share recommended best practices for librarians who may need to assess rapidly the coverage of information literacy skills and concepts across multiple digital learning objects. The librarians learned that the Framework companion documents hold value to general information literacy work despite their implied disciplinary nature. Originality/value This study provides librarians the means to understand the coverage of information literacy concepts across asynchronous digital learning objects which may have been created individually and without a specific plan. The authors make a case for including Framework companion documents into the process and focusing on Framework knowledge practices to create the map, bringing more originality to the paper.