The phrase "aid in collecting" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to assistance or support in the process of gathering information, data, or resources.
Example: "The new software will aid in collecting data more efficiently for our research project."
Alternatives: "assist in gathering" or "help with the collection".
SUMMER 1995 -- Mr. Chang turns to Mr. Torricelli, he says, for aid in collecting $71 million he claims North Korea owes him for grain shipments.
Gorevan led his visitor on a brief tour of the engineers' workspace, which resembled both a metal shop and a HAZMAT treatment facility, with "Nitrogen Warning" signs, a thermal vacuum chamber, and a "clean room," where a test was being conducted for a five-hundred-piece mechanism that will be sent to the Red Planet in 2009, to aid in collecting rock samples.
I learned Spanish to aid in collecting samples for my thesis on coral immunogenetics in Honduras.
Delaney et al. ([2008]) identified obstacles in citizen monitoring and concluded that, with proper training, citizens can provide reliable aid in collecting knowledge about both native and invasive crabs.
To create the Seatporn website, Chambellan enlisted the help of a German coder, who developed custom software to aid in collecting the images.
The authors thank Dr. Rengasamy R.M. Maran for breeding the FXR-null mice, Zidong Fu and Youcai Zhang for their assistance with UPLC/MS, and other colleagues for their aid in collecting mouse tissues and reviewing the manuscript.
Schools chosen for the project are also getting weather stations to aid them in collecting and analyzing their data.
They decided to begin drafting recommendations for a plan to aid Japan in collecting ecological samples and testing current models of radiation's effects on ecosystems.
Bob Geldof who organized Live Aid/Band Aid in 1984 collecting tens of millions of dollars in donations recently threatened, "If there is any money missing I will sue the Ethiopian government".
Gwyn served with the 23rd Volunteers for over one year; in that time, he took part in the Battle of Seven Pines, where, on May 31 , 1862 Gwyn led the 23rd in aiding other Union companies in collecting escaped fugitives.
She helped people with the arduous paperwork involved in collecting government aid.
