Annotating as a document management tool

way for the creation of vast machine-readable document holdings (digital libraries, technical full-text databases, CD-ROM, etc.). At the same time, the range of potential users is also widening considerably. It appears that under these condi-tions, very general language engineering tools may be both too powerful and deficient in provi-ding for all conceivable user situations. In addi-tion, personalized, reader-oriented document ma-nagement tools such as annotation have to be designed for running reading products. To reach this aim, three partners (BNF [Biblioth-que Nationale de France], AIS [Advanced-Infor-mation Systems] and IRIT) have already collabo-rated in the past with regard to the definition of a strategy for creating the machine-readable holding for the BNF and specifications for the CAR