Knol means a unit of knowledge. It is a Google’s project to create an open encyclopedia
covering all aspect of human knowledge. Currently it is in beta mode. The project hopes to
through out the use of inappropriate web content for research purpose, as it is happening
now a day. The author(s) also can earn revenue from their intellectual contribution made to
Knol if they want to do so. This paper is of review type of the articles published over internet
from the announcement of knol i.e. 13th December, 2007 to 13th January, 2008, due attention
is also given to describe the probable application of Knol in Library and Information Science.