Grainger Engineering Library Information Center (GELIC) provides comprehensive research support for engineering and data-driven disciplines at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Our team offers expert consultations, guidance, and training on data management, scholarly publishing, and ethical research practices throughout the research lifecycle. We work closely with faculty, graduate students, and research staff to advance open scholarship and ensure research outputs meet institutional and funder requirements while maintaining the highest standards of data integrity and accessibility.
Research Data Services
Comprehensive support for managing, sharing, and preserving your research data
Research Data Management Support
Planning, organizing, storing, sharing, and preserving research data across the research lifecycle.
Institutional Data Management Plans (DMPs)
Support for creating, reviewing, and implementing DMPs that align with institutional and funder requirements.
Data Sharing & Licensing Guidance
Guidance on responsible data sharing, licensing, and reuse to support open and reproducible research.
Research Repository Management
Support for archiving and disseminating research outputs via institutional and disciplinary repositories.
Data Privacy & Security Support
Guidance on handling sensitive data, privacy considerations, secure storage, access controls, and secure data practices.
Data Visualization Support
Consultations and resources to help researchers effectively visualize and communicate data.
Collaborative Research Tools
Support for tools and platforms that enable collaborative research, version control, and data organization.
Scholarly Communication and Open Access
Navigate the publishing landscape with confidence and maximize the impact of your research
Author & Publishing Support
Guidance on journal selection, author rights, and publishing workflows.
Open Access Publishing Support
Support for navigating open access models, funder mandates, and publishing compliance.
Researcher Profiling & ORCID Support
Assistance with ORCID iDs to ensure proper attribution and research visibility.
Researcher Training
Build your skills with expert-led workshops and resources
Training & Tutorials
Workshops, recorded tutorials, and instruction on data management, publishing, and research best practices.
Ethics & Compliance
Maintain the highest standards of ethical research practice
Ethics & Compliance Support
Guidance on ethical data practices, privacy, informed consent, and regulatory compliance throughout the data lifecycle.
Chris Wiley
Research Data Services Librarian
Chris is the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Data Services Librarian at the University Library. His work supports data-intensive research, scholarly communication, and research data services across engineering and science disciplines. His research also examines digital information practices, platform governance, and visibility among marginalized communities, drawing on critical information studies and qualitative methods.
Chris received his MSLS from Florida State University with a concentration in Information Architecture. Before joining the University Library, he was a librarian at NOAA Miami Regional Library. Chris joined the University Library in 2013 and is the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Data Services Librarian. His research focuses on data management practices, the implementation of data services programs, and uses of institutional repositories.