Observatoire pour les matériaux narratifs works so that texts, their sources, languages, and versions become described, citable, and reusable resources.

A file becomes a durable resource through metadata, stable citation structure, rights, versions, and provenance.

Translation, terminology, segmentation, and parallel versions create recurring editorial work that should be preserved rather than repeated.

An external reference provides the frame; an application profile records the local choice for a corpus, edition, or textual layer.

Why texts need description, versions, linguistic links, and technical reproducibility.

How references are selected, profiles formalized, and implementations registered.

Corpora, collections, nomenclatures, methodological reviews, and future publication forms.

Scientific fields, editorial roles, and boundaries of responsibility.