I think it was a because they fought against the greatest naval power. So i think they were trying to prove a point.
portal: Libraries and the Academy 2.1 (2002) 99-123 In November 2000, the Digital Library Federation (DLF) and the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) commissioned a white paper to initiate discussion of how and why libraries are changing. Eight academic library directors met with representatives from the DLF and CLIR in March 2001 to discuss the issues.
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