01703nas a2200145   4500008004100000245006500041210006500106260001500171300001200186520117500198100002101373700002601394700002201420856011501442       2007                        eng d00aPersonalizing text summarization based on sentence weighting0 aPersonalizing text summarization based on sentence weighting  c3 - 8 July  a 3 - 103 aThe amount of data that exists on the Internet is enormous enough to distract users when trying to find useful information. In addition, the expansive use of small screen devices for browsing the World Wide Web generates huge problems when trying to find and read information. A solution to these problems is to personalize the web and try to reduce algorithmically the amount of text. Many text summarizers have been presented in order to reduce the valueless information that is presented to the users and many web sites, especially news portals, introduce personalization features for the users, though, still these techniques are not often used in combination in order to create more effective results. In this paper a mechanism for creating personalized summaries for the members of a news portal that reproduces articles collected from major portals is presented, together with evaluation both of the summarizer and the personalized summaries. The evaluators of the personalized summaries are members of the news portal. The personalized summary mechanism can also be utilized by users of small screen devices, for easier reading of less but inclusive information.1 aBouras, Christos1 aPoulopoulos, Vassilis1 aTsogkas, Vassilis  uhttp://telematics.upatras.gr/telematics/publications/personalizing-text-summarization-based-sentence-weighting