Books available to borrow
As an IABC Wellington member, you can borrow from our library at no cost. Scroll down the page to check out what’s available.
The very latest books available to borrow
Media Minefield: A Journalists’ Guide to Media Regulation in New Zealand, Steven Price (New Zealand Journalists Training Organisation, Wellington)
A handbook for those interested in media regulation in New Zealand. If you’re a journalist, it’s designed to help you research and write stories so that you don’t fall foul of the many laws, broadcasting standards and ethical rules that affect the media. If you’re not a journalist, you can use it to understand what obligations journalists owe you.
Essentials of Employee Communication: Building Relationships That Create Business Success, Tamara Gillis, ABC, EdD, and John Finney
Designed as a start-to-finish solution for professionals executing or supervising new employee communication initiatives and includes:
- a corporate style guide template-for customisation and distribution
- project management tools and templates
- a special section for small organisations.
Vital Connections: Building Relationships with Key Stakeholders, Steve Freeman and Linda Mastaglio
Practice PR efficiently, effectively and with excellence. An ideal resource for busy business professionals, this manual breaks down the elements of public relations into manageable concepts. The practical realities of PR responsibilities are integrated with best practices and visionary ideals for a complete and contemporary survey. Create vital connections with the six stakeholder groups that influence an organisation’s success - and drive your career to the next level.
The Communication Plan - Second Edition, Lester R. Potter
Create a complete communication strategy for your organisation or client with Les Potter’s industry-tested techniques. His 10-step planning process centers on five elements applicable to any organisation, big or small. Straightforward examples illustrate how to apply his strategies … IABC’s all-time most popular resource!
Oldies but goodies …
To help get us going, IABC has generously donated to us the following older books for our library.
Best Practices in Communication Planning and Implementation: The 2004 collection of Gold Quill award-winning case studies
IABC Gold Quill Award Winning Case Histories: No Secrets (Volume 12, 1996)
Planning Powerful Publications - Creating publications that boost your organization’s bottom line (Ann Wylie)
Crisis Management and Communication: How to gain and maintain control (Dan P Millar and Larry L Smith)
Communication in the 21st Century Workplace: The challenges, the needs and the answers (Roger D’Aprix)
Measuring Organizational Trust: a diagnostic survey and international indicator (Pamela Shockley-Zalabak, Kathleen Ellis and Ruggero Cesaria)
Communication Research Primer: measuring and evaluating organisational communication (Joey Reagan)
Unleashing the power of PR: a contrarian’s guide to marketing and communication (Mark Weiner)
Best practices in employee communication: a study of global challenges and approaches (Christie Gay, Michelle Mahony and Jamen Graves)