Winston Tabb

Winston Tabb was the Sheridan Dean of University Libraries and Museums at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland from September 2002 to December 2022.

Winston Tabb
Born	Tulsa, Oklahoma
Education	B.A. from Oklahoma Baptist University * M.A. from Harvard University (Woodrow Wilson Fellow) * Degree in library science from Simmons College (1972)
Occupation	Librarian
Years active	1972-2022
Employers	Library of Congress * Johns Hopkins University
Known for	Sheridan Dean of University Libraries and Museums at Johns Hopkins University
Title	Associate Librarian (Library of Congress, 1992) * Sheridan Dean of University Libraries (Johns Hopkins University) * Vice Provost for the Arts (Johns Hopkins University, 2006) * Director, Sheridan Libraries (Johns Hopkins University) * Director of Historic Houses (Johns Hopkins University)
Successor	Elisabeth Long (Sheridan Dean at Johns Hopkins University)

Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Tabb received his B.A. from Oklahoma Baptist University and earned an M.A. from Harvard University as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow. After returning from Thailand as an instructor of English for the U.S. Army, Tabb received his degree in library science in 1972 from Simmons College. Upon his graduation from Simmons, he was recruited to join the professional staff of the Library of Congress.

During his tenure at the Library of Congress Tabb served in a variety of roles. In 1992, he was appointed as associate librarian and managed 53 of the library's divisions and offices.

In September 2002, Tabb became Sheridan Dean of University Libraries and director of the Sheridan Libraries at the Johns Hopkins University. In July 2006, Tabb was appointed for a two-year term as Vice Provost for the Arts at JHU. He also serves in other various offices: Director, the Sheridan Libraries, and Director of Historic Houses. On January 3, 2023, Tabb was succeeded by Elisabeth Long as the Sheridan dean.[1]