What we do
Services
Complete library technology—from collections and metadata to discovery, repositories, publishing, infrastructure, and long-term support.
Complete library solution
One engineering partner across the whole knowledge-service stack.
Plan a new service, replace a fragile system, connect platforms, recover operations, or improve what already exists. Scope is shaped around collections, users, standards, infrastructure, and the team that must own the result.
Library automation
Circulation, cataloguing, acquisitions, serials, authorities, patron services, reports, notices, and multi-branch operations.
Discovery and public catalogue
Fast, accessible discovery experiences with facets, account journeys, responsive themes, search tuning, and external enrichment.
Institutional repositories
Repositories for theses, publications, datasets, heritage material, departmental collections, and controlled-access content.
Research data management
Dataset deposit, metadata, identifiers, access policy, researcher profiles, preservation planning, and repository interoperability.
Journal publishing
Editorial workflow, peer review, issue production, journal identity, DOI readiness, indexing preparation, email, and publication support.
Archives and special collections
Accessioning, arrangement, description, authority control, finding aids, rights, digital objects, and public archival discovery.
Digital collections and exhibits
Metadata-led public collections, digital storytelling, linked data, maps, timelines, exhibitions, and community contribution.
Migration and metadata engineering
Source profiling, MARC transformation, authority cleanup, crosswalks, deduplication, validation, rehearsal, and accountable cutover.
Library integrations
SIP2, RFID, self-check, SSO, LDAP, APIs, discovery layers, email, SMS, identifiers, analytics, payment, and institutional systems.
Digitisation workflows
Capture planning, file organization, OCR coordination, derivative generation, metadata, quality control, access, and preservation packaging.
Hosting, security and continuity
Architecture, deployment, HTTPS, hardening, monitoring, backups, restoration, upgrades, auto-healing, and incident response.
Training and managed support
Role-based training, operating guides, administrator handover, helpdesk, maintenance, improvement cycles, and long-term service ownership.
Open-source platform practice
Choose the right system—not simply the familiar one.
Koha, DSpace, OJS, and Drupal are backed by published delivery work. Other platforms are offered through discovery, technical assessment, prototyping, implementation, integration, and support without implying prior project delivery.
Koha
Integrated library system
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DSpace
Institutional and digital repository
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OJS
Scholarly journal publishing
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VuFind
Library discovery layer
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SLiMS
Integrated library management system
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Drupal
Library websites and service portals
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Delivery evidence
See the systems behind the service list.
Service descriptions become useful when they connect to real interfaces, institutional constraints, and documented operational outcomes.
01GSVMC E-Library
GSVMC E-Library brought Sothik IT together with GSVMC E-Library to deliver and sustain work across Koha / Library Automation, DSpace / Repository, Managed Support.
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02Asian University for Women library platforms
Sothik IT delivered the library OPAC and institutional repository for Asian University for Women and continues to maintain its VuFind discovery service. The connected platforms give readers…
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03ADUST library portal and Koha OPAC
Sothik IT delivered a connected library experience for Atish Dipankar University of Science & Technology: an informative library portal for services, resources and guidance, paired with a…
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A complete delivery path.
- 01Discover
Service goals, users, collections, policy, constraints, and risk.
- 02Architect
Platform, infrastructure, data, integrations, security, and ownership.
- 03Implement
Configuration, development, theming, automation, and content structure.
- 04Migrate
Repeatable transformation, reconciliation, sampling, and cutover.
- 05Launch
Journey testing, training, documentation, recovery, and acceptance.
- 06Sustain
Monitoring, upgrades, support, improvement, backup, and restoration.
Engagements
Specialist teams where the work needs depth.
These service lines combine product thinking, Drupal engineering, infrastructure, operational support, and knowledge-platform expertise.
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IT Infrastructure & Hosting
Infrastructure, hosting, monitoring, backup, and recovery for Drupal and open-source knowledge platforms that must remain available.
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Custom Web Development
Drupal websites and connected digital services designed for institutions that need clarity, ownership, and dependable long-term operation.
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Training & Capacity Building
Role-based training, practical documentation, and continuing support that help institutional teams take confident ownership of their platforms.
Explore this serviceWhat we deliver
- Koha library automation and OPAC delivery
- DSpace institutional repositories
- OJS journal publishing platforms
- Data migration, integrations, training, monitoring, and managed support
The next useful step
Bring us the real problem.
Share the platform, data, operational constraint, or institutional goal. An engineer will help define a responsible path forward.
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