Library In-Kind Contributions to Grant-Funded Research

Updated: August 29, 2024

The library provides a variety of in-kind services for grant-funded research (subject to capacity). This page provides an overview of the services we offer for those looking to quantify these in-kind contributions in grant applications.

If you are interested in getting library support for a grant-funded research project, please note the following procedures:

1. Please submit a request to the AUL, Research (ian.gibson@uoguelph.ca) including project brief and a submission deadline
2. AUL,Research will normally respond to grant inquiries within 10 business days, after consulting with appropriate library teams & individuals

Available library in-kind contributions

Literature reviews

• Traditional literature reviews
• Scoping reviews
• Systematic reviews
• Other forms of knowledge synthesis

Librarians do not actively participate in or do searches for research teams, but they provide information/support on:

• Understanding different types of reviews

• Developing search strategies and queries

• Selecting databases

• Managing results

In-kind costs

• Initial consultation (2 hours): $300

• Consultation: $75/hour

Research data management (RDM)

• RDM Planning: how data will be collected, managed, and preserved throughout a research project
• Training on writing a data management plan (DMP)

In-kind costs

• Initial consultation (2 hours): $300
• Training or consultation: $75/hour

Research dissemination – Open data

Consultations and support for open data dissemination, including:

• Local dissemination options:
  • The Agri-environmental Research Data Repository (agricultural & environmental research data)
  • University of Guelph Research Data Repository (all other research data)
• Preparing data for sharing/long-term access, licensing considerations
• Working with the Borealis platform itself

In-kind costs

• Initial consultation (2 hours): $300

• Consultation or training: $75/hour

• Mediated deposit and quality assurance: $120 per researcher per funding year

Research dissemination - Open publishing (articles)

Consultations and support for the publishing process:

• Understanding author rights (including moral rights & copyright)
• Negotiating a publishing contract
• Understanding open access (OA) publishing options (preprint, repositories, journals)
• Selecting an appropriate publication option
• Using the local option The Atrium (U of G’s OA repository for scholarly and creative works)

In-kind costs

• Initial consultation (2 hours): $300
• Mediated deposit and quality assurance: $120 per researcher per funding year
• Consultation: $75/hour

Research dissemination - Open publishing (journal hosting)

Consultations and support for the publishing process:

• Understand open journal publishing

• Use of local option: Open Access Journal Hosting

In-kind costs

Open Journal Systems support for new journals (basic setup)

• Initial consultation (2 hours): $300

• Year 1 setup: $600

• Ongoing maintenance: $300 per funding year

• Consultation: $75/hour

Research dissemination – Publishing open books or textbooks

Consultations, support and training for the publishing process:

• Understand author rights (including moral rights and copyright)

• Understanding open licensing (Creative Commons) options

• Using Pressbooks open publishing platform

• Local dissemination via U of G Open Books

In-kind costs

Pressbooks support for new open books or textbooks

• Initial consultation (2 hours): $300
• Year 1 setup: $300
• Ongoing maintenance: $300 per funding year
• Consultation: $75/hour

Project management and presentation

Consultations, support and training on:

• Strategies to address issues affecting the timely completion of research projects (goal setting, time management, project management strategies & tools, procrastination and perfectionism
• Designing and presenting posters

In-kind costs

• Initial consultation (2 hours): $300
• Consultation or training: $75/hour

Effective writing

Consultations, support and training on:

• Creating sustainable writing plans
• Maintaining writing productivity
• Structuring and self-editing papers for publication

Feedback and advice on:

• Drafts of proposals, REB applications, literature reviews, and research papers

In-kind costs

• Initial consultation (2 hours): $300

• Consultation or training: $75/hour

Library spaces

Rooms available for: workshops, meetings, lectures, or other events related to a research project

• Includes: space and presentation software, and hardware

In-kind costs

• $150/hour (meeting rooms- set up & use of presentation technology)
• $250/day (large meeting space)