In an age where Ancestral wisdom zither on the edge of extinction, Artificial Intelligence and Tiv Indigenous Knowledge Systems in University Libraries offers a bold, innovative roadmap for cultural preservation. With clarity and conviction, Ambassador Tim Cuttings Agber explores how AI can foster acquisition, management, and protection of the rich, yet endangered, Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) of the Tiv people in Nigerian university libraries. This pioneering work bridges the technological with the traditional, presenting not only a compelling case for AI integration but also a cultural call to action. From blacksmithing and music to governance and cosmology, Tim Cuttings Agber unearths the depth of Tiv knowledge and charts a way forward for ensuring its survival in the digital age. For scholars, Artificial Intelligence stakeholders, librarians, policymakers, and cultural custodians, this book is more than research; it is a manifesto for reclaiming and redefining identity through the synergy of machine learning and cultural heritage.
