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Knowledge is the most valuable resource in the world. The knowledge disseminated by our ancestors paved the foundation for this contemporary technological world. Indigenous knowledge is the knowledge that people in a particular community have accrued over time and has benefited the growth of our nation. In the past, knowledge was transferred orally from generation to generation. But as Manning (2001) said, "When a knowledgeable or old person dies, a whole library disappears." Due to its impending extinction, it is vital that we manage and transmit our indigenous knowledge resources. Nowadays, it is crucial to use traditional methods of knowledge preservation and dissemination. As we live in a technological age, digital libraries are one of the blessings we have to save this knowledge system. The swift adoption of digital media in today's fast-paced world presents excellent opportunities to speed up the process of preserving, managing, and disseminating knowledge that is particular to our communities. By utilizing technology to digitize and share traditional materials, digital libraries help to ensure that indigenous knowledge systems are not lost and that they are transmitted to future generations. As indigenous knowledge is on the verge of extinction, the paper discusses the wonderful role that digital libraries can play in its preservation and dissemination. A few research questions have also been formulated to address this issue. In order to analyze the aforementioned research questions strategically, this paper suggests using a qualitative approach. The scope of digital libraries in resource management, the various methods for conserving them, and information regarding indigenous knowledge were all critically analyzed for this paper.