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Introduction to SciVal for Beginners In-Person
If you have never used SciVal and are looking for a structured introduction to how it works, this session is for you. Participants will be guided through SciVal’s overall structure, key indicators and primary entity types, with light hands-on navigation throughout.
The focus is on building comfort with how SciVal is organized, what questions it is designed to answer, and how metrics such as scholarly output, citation impact, and collaboration are represented.
After the presentation-style overview and guided, hands-on navigation, there will be time for a short question and answer period.
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Identify SciVal’s main components and structure.
- Navigate entity types and basic analysis workflows.
- Interpret key indicators like scholarly output and citation impact.
- Apply guided exploration to build confidence using SciVal.
Must be a Waterloo student, staff or faculty member to attend. No prior knowledge of SciVal is required to participate. Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop.
This in-person workshop has limited capacity; please register to reserve your seat. If you have accommodation requests or questions, reach out to libevents@uwaterloo.ca with your needs.
Please note: This workshop is part of a full-day series being offered. You can attend one or all of the workshops; please register for each workshop separately. See full agenda.
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- Date:
- Wednesday, March 11, 2026
- Time:
- 9:00am - 10:45am
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Dana Porter Library - Third Floor Learning Lab (LIB 323)
- Campus:
- University of Waterloo - Main Campus
- Audience:
- Faculty / Instructors Graduate Students Researchers Waterloo staff
- Categories:
- Workshop
Instructors
Laura Bredahl is the bibliometrics and research impact librarian at the University of Waterloo. She currently supports university leadership, faculties and departments, and the broader community in research impact and bibliometrics analyses, services, use and governance. She regularly creates, shares and presents reports to support strategic planning and decision making, grant proposals and celebrating research excellence at all levels within the University. She has a passion for working with highly motivated teams with a shared curiosity for digging into the data and illuminating the stories they tell.
Coral Markan Davidson is the customer success manager for Canada at Elsevier, where she supports academic institutions in using research analytics to inform strategic decision-making and demonstrate research impact. She collaborates with research offices, faculty and administrators to help them effectively navigate and apply bibliometric tools and data. With a strong background in research support and bibliometric analysis, Coral provides customized training, practical resources and hands-on guidance to empower teams in achieving their institutional goals. She holds a master's degree in both information science and French and is committed to helping institutions turn complex data into clear, actionable insights.
Event Support
Amy Lim is the research programs and services coordinator at the University of Waterloo Libraries. She helps coordinate workshops alongside our librarians. If you have questions about this event, please contact her at libevents@uwaterloo.ca.
Facilitator(s)
Instructor
Customer Success Manager for Canada at Elsevier
Instructor
Bibliometrics and Research Impact Librarian
Event Coordinator
Research Programs and Services Coordinator