“The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.”
Albert Einstein
Who We Are
Experience You Can Trust, Good For Your Pocket
Experience You Can Trust, Good For Your Pocket
Experience You Can Trust, Good For Your Pocket
Qualified Information Professionals.
Highly experienced (MCLIP) Chartered Academic Subject Librarians (ASLs) and Qualified Associate Fellows (AFHEA): that provides recognition of Higher Education (HE) professional practice for supporting teaching and learning through bespoke learning paths that will compliment your own studies at a distan
Qualified Information Professionals.
Highly experienced (MCLIP) Chartered Academic Subject Librarians (ASLs) and Qualified Associate Fellows (AFHEA): that provides recognition of Higher Education (HE) professional practice for supporting teaching and learning through bespoke learning paths that will compliment your own studies at a distance through an intuitive booking system; virtual one-on-one guidance and/or preferred small group instruction in the comfort of your own study environment personalised to your academic skills requested wants | needs.
We specialise in supporting science and engineering subject matter information research via the use of digital library resources and information literacy study skills - similar to that you receive as a student from an expert faculty librarian interaction. Were we differ! is it's not generic training, but individually targeted bespoke learning, instruction, guidance and academic research skills that you wish enhanced to support your studies.
PocketASL can offer you daily, weekly or monthly support suitable for a current project work, assignment, dissertation, academic referencing (with or without reference management software use) or other digital library need, our personalised and tailored support will provide a friendly service you can absolutely trust.
Expert knowledge in training users to beable to identify the right digital assets and library resources proficiently for a chosen research topic or subject by expert guidance in enabling you to select, use, edit the most appropriate academic peer-reviewed literature and suitable sources through your own institution's available Reference M
Expert knowledge in training users to beable to identify the right digital assets and library resources proficiently for a chosen research topic or subject by expert guidance in enabling you to select, use, edit the most appropriate academic peer-reviewed literature and suitable sources through your own institution's available Reference Management Software.
We are here to guide you!
Come and get one-to-one advice.
As PocketASL's Founder / Digital Literacy Lead and Resources Study Coach - A philosophy has developed over 25 years that demonstrates proven expertise and specialist focus that proactively supports University students; Academics and Researchers across the following subjects.
Computing (includes Data Science & Cyber Security) Physical Science and Engineering (includes Electrical, Mechanical & Civil) Project Management, Building & Quantity Surveying, alongside the vast array of Built Environment topics and Architecture.
To recap, take a step back and reflect on your own needs and wants.
How can PocketASL play a role in helping you make the right decisions in your research methods, digital library searching, literature review and cited referencing?
Online Chat and Virtually Personlised Consultations
Online Chat and Virtually Personlised Consultations
Throughout a long career within Academic Librarianship and having gained extensive experience teaching and supporting students, researchers and academics within the Higher Education sector for 25 years across multiple academic disciplines, fields for this substantial time that ensures the ability to consult, advise and tutor on the full r
Throughout a long career within Academic Librarianship and having gained extensive experience teaching and supporting students, researchers and academics within the Higher Education sector for 25 years across multiple academic disciplines, fields for this substantial time that ensures the ability to consult, advise and tutor on the full range of subject-matter available digital assets and informational learning activities and have become an accomplished expert on a wide variety of special, unusual or complex features needed for teaching / instructing information and digital literacy that guide University and College students through the minefield of dedicated research skills course modules, associated assignments, dedicated literature reviews, case studies and multiple dissertations / thesis at Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Professional Doctorates.
Building a confident learning mindset is key to accomplishing such aims and objectives within student projects. At PocketASL these skills both underpin, encourage and enable student clients to delve deeply into their information needs, literature reviews, research methods, data analysis and reference management requirements through good academic practice that is complimentary and relevant to your own University and/or College institutional referencing style.
Contact us at PocketASL if you want to discuss your personal aims, objectives and goals within your current coursework assignment, project or dissertation. Do you wish to be more productive in your information searching; use; library research skills and citation reference management then come and start that conversation today and book an appointment with us.
Online Chat and Virtually Personlised Consultations
Online Chat and Virtually Personlised Consultations
Online Chat and Virtually Personlised Consultations
No matter where you are and what device you choose to use, our online consultations are a great opportunity to engage with us from the comfort of your own preferred study environment.
We not only strive to help you with your subject-matter literature research tasks, but want to develop a supportive learning environment for you. Providing you with interactive 1-on-1 learning experiences.
“I worked with Martin for 8 years at ARU, most recently on a funded research project where he provided invaluable support above and beyond his role, including assisting with field data. Martin is Professional, extremely diligent and knowledgeable, he is incredibly supportive and interested in achieving best outcomes possible. A valued colleague. "
Alison Pooley
Research Fellow | Principal Lecturer at
University of Suffolk.
"Martin was our Faculty Subject Librarian whilst I was working for Anglia Ruskin University as an Academic. Helping me always to identify and procure all the relevant sources according to the needs of my Modules, that incorporated its online support. Always extremely punctual, straight to the point, friendly supportive expert and flexible student trainer. Furthermore effective and efficient. My students highly valued his input and they didn't hesitate to work with him on their assignments and dissertations."
Dr. Georgios Kapogiannis
Associate Professor in Digital Engineering and Project Management / Leadership at Liverpool John Moores University | Oryx University College, Doha, Qatar.
“Working with Martin has been a great pleasure, he has been an incredible asset for me in both my teaching and research capacity. Thanks to his expert subject knowledge he is able to support module delivery, support student supervision in their major projects and research development."
Dr. Federica Pascale
Lecturer in Architectural Technology at Anglia Ruskin University
'It was a pleasure to work with Martin and benefit from his expert guidance and tutelage. Martin is an excellent mentor who is always willing to share his expertise and offer encouragement. It was a joy to collaborate with him. His calm and friendly demeanor and drive to do whatever it takes to help and get things done makes him an excellent mentor/coach.'
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