The need to structure knowledge is as important now as it ever has been. This paper has tried to
study the ISP knowledge portal to explore how knowledge on various resources and topics in
photonics and related areas are organized in the knowledge portal of International School of Photonics,
CUSAT. The study revealed that ISP knowledge portal is one of the best portals in the filed. It
provides a model for building an effective knowledge portal in other fieldsCUSAT5th Convention PLANNER -2007, Gauhati University, Guwahati, December 7-8, 200