TY - JOUR T1 - Margaret Hammond: an appreciation JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 74 LP - 74 DO - 10.3399/bjgp20X707897 VL - 70 IS - 691 AU - Denis Pereira Gray AU - Beverley Berry Y1 - 2020/02/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/70/691/74.abstract N2 - Margaret Hammond holding a copy of The Practice Library. Image obtained by kind permission of the archivist.The RCGP was very fortunate with its first Librarian, Margaret Hammond, who was appointed in 1963 at the age of 28. She had qualified as a medical librarian at St Bartholomew’s and Guy’s hospital, and she joined the staff when the College was only 11 years old. She had a challenging job. While the College journal had just been recognised by Index Medicus, the literature of general practice was rudimentary and expectations were generally low.The College leadership backed her by installing her in the … ER -