Library Automation | Repositories | Academic Publishing

Knowledge infrastructure that institutions can trust

Sothik IT designs, deploys, and supports open-source systems for universities, research organizations, libraries, and publishers. We turn Koha, DSpace, OJS, and education platforms into stable daily services with clean workflows, practical training, and responsive support.

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40+
client workspaces and evidence folders
14
named Koha implementations
4+2
DSpace repositories and OJS journals
Digital library environment with students, librarians, and knowledge systems
Services

Built around the systems your institution actually uses

Every engagement is shaped around real operations: data quality, staff workflows, user access, reporting, training, and long-term support.

Koha library circulation and catalog automation
01

Koha ILS Implementation

Complete library automation from server setup and data migration to OPAC tuning, circulation workflows, reports, and staff training.

  • Bibliographic and patron migration
  • OPAC and staff interface customization
  • Hosting, backup, reports, and support
Discuss Koha implementation
DSpace institutional repository and digital archive workflow
02

DSpace Repository

Institutional repositories for theses, publications, datasets, and heritage collections with discoverable metadata and controlled submission workflows.

  • Community, collection, and metadata planning
  • Submission, review, and access workflows
  • Indexing, preservation, and analytics readiness
Plan a repository
Academic journal editorial workflow and publishing dashboard
03

OJS Journal Publishing

Journal platforms configured for editors, reviewers, authors, copy editors, and publishers from submission to publication.

  • Editorial workflow configuration
  • Theme, policy, DOI, and indexing readiness
  • Editor and publisher training
Launch a journal platform
Training session for library and education technology administrators
04

Training and Managed Support

Hands-on adoption support for librarians, administrators, editors, and IT teams so platforms remain useful after launch.

  • Role-based training sessions
  • Documentation and operating procedures
  • Maintenance, upgrades, and helpdesk support
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Client Story

Visible proof across libraries, universities, public institutions, and service operations

The client archive and Sothik business profile show a long delivery record: implementation, migration, data entry, training, maintenance, upgrades, support documentation, and recovery work.

14Koha references
4DSpace repositories
2OJS journal platforms
3+public websites
40+client folders reviewed
Portfolio Evidence

Live screenshots, client marks, and public proof links

Captured from public client systems, Sothik services, and indexed references so visitors can see real delivery evidence before they contact the team.

Caritas Development Institute Library screenshot
Implemented

Caritas Development Institute Library

Koha catalog with public implementation credit for Sothik IT.

Implemented by Sothik IT
ZH Sikder Women's Medical College Library screenshot
Recently active

ZH Sikder Women's Medical College Library

Medical college OPAC with footer credit and institutional library links.

Sothik IT credit
Asiatic Society of Bangladesh Archive screenshot
Maintenance

Asiatic Society of Bangladesh Archive

Archive and Koha presence for library and cultural heritage workflows.

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Sothik One screenshot
Active development

Sothik One

Central accounts, billing, access, and client-operation platform.

Live product
Sothik.com Backlink Footprint screenshot
Indexed

Sothik.com Backlink Footprint

Third-party backlink index and public domain profile for Sothik IT.

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Active support

Asian University of Women Library

Koha implementation, DSpace repository, training, and maintenance support for a major academic library in Chattogram.

  • koha.auw.edu.bd
  • repository.auw.edu.bd:8080
Build a similar stack
Maintenance

Asiatic Society of Bangladesh

Koha and Omeka implementation with training and maintenance for library and archive workflows.

  • koha.asiaticsociety.org.bd
  • archive.asiaticsociety.org.bd
Modernize an archive
Annual support

Southeast University Library

Koha upgrade, migration evidence, annual maintenance, cloud support, and operational continuity work.

  • koha.seu.edu.bd
  • Migration and AMC work orders
Secure annual support
Multi-platform

Jahangirnagar University Library

Koha implementation, DSpace repository content, OJS journals, and large-scale bibliographic data work.

  • koha.juniv.edu.bd
  • journals.juniv.edu
Coordinate a multi-platform rollout
Delivered

Bangladesh Supreme Court Library

Koha implementation, training, and 50,000 book data entry for a high-value legal knowledge collection.

  • Koha implementation
  • 50,000 records
Start a data migration
Delivered

Bangla Academy Library

Koha implementation, training, and 5,000 book records entered into the library automation system.

  • Koha implementation
  • 5,000 records
Automate a collection
Operations

JATI Library

Koha maintenance workspace with backups, issue evidence, and ongoing operational service records.

  • Maintenance evidence
  • Backup records
Stabilize operations
Proposal

NATA, CIU, Home Economics, ZH Sikder

Proposal and quotation evidence for library systems, OJS, DSpace, data center, and integrated library solutions.

  • Proposal pipeline
  • Institutional requirements
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Latest Signals

Fresh project movement from clients and Sothik services

This list is generated from local client folders and Sothik service workspaces so the public site can stay aligned with the newest evidence.

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Sothik OS

A growing product stack behind the service company

Sothik IT is not only delivering client projects. The Sothik OS workspace shows active product engineering for identity, licensing, monitoring, library metadata, family apps, and education operations.

Active development

Sothik One

Central identity, license, billing, payment, app registry, audit, and access platform for connected products.

47+ documented endpoints
Product workspace

Server Monitor

Server, website, app, Windows, public status, diagnostics, and agent-based monitoring with Laravel, Flutter, and Python agents.

Web, mobile, API, agent
Prototype pipeline

LibraryPilot / MARC Pilot

OCR, metadata review, MARC preview, export workflows, and batch audit reporting for library data production.

MARC, CSV, MRK, audit exports
Mobile product

Sothik Life / Family

Mobile-first family and personal management with offline-first usage, subscriptions, cloud sync, and web dashboard strategy.

Freemium, Pro, Family plans
Delivery Method

A calm implementation path from first audit to reliable operation

We keep decisions visible, reduce unnecessary complexity, and prepare your internal team to own the system confidently.

Discover

Map the institution

We review data, workflows, users, hosting needs, integrations, and reporting expectations before any build starts.

Implement

Configure the platform

We install, migrate, customize, test, and document the system using the selected open-source stack.

Train

Prepare real users

Staff receive practical guidance for daily tasks, administration, troubleshooting, and sustainable operation.

Support

Keep improving

After launch, we monitor stability, apply updates, tune workflows, and respond quickly when help is needed.

Who We Serve

Universities, libraries, research bodies, journals, and education teams

Sothik IT fits where knowledge needs structure: catalogues that must be searchable, repositories that must be preserved, journals that must move through review, and teams that need dependable digital tools.

Start Smart

Begin with a practical system assessment

Share your current platform, dataset, or institutional goal. We will help define the right next step with clear scope and responsible delivery.

Talk to Sothik IT

Node excerpts

All Sothik service and achievement nodes at a glance

Curated service, client, and Sothik OS project nodes are collected first, then summarized here so the public homepage stays focused on real Sothik IT work.

Client achievement

Institutional proposal pipeline

Proposal and quotation evidence for NATA, CIU, Home Economics, ZH Sikder, and other library systems, OJS, DSpace, data center, and integrated library requirements.

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