Parliamentary papers are the working documents of government for all areas of social, political, economic, and foreign policy. The collection includes pre-Hansard debates, House of Lords and Commons journals, rare private bills, other legislative materials, and reports and papers presented to both Houses. As with the 19th and 20th Century papers, they will be full-text searchable with hit-term highlighting, bibliographic data and subject indexing. High-quality scans of the original printed papers will allow users to see all of the accompanying illustrations, statistics and maps.

Offered under the ProQuest Chadwyck-Healey brand, this new collection contains documents illuminating many aspects of eighteenth century history, from the widespread use of automated workflow during the Industrial Revolution to the shaping of a new democratic system during the American Revolution. Coverage also includes Nicholas Hawksmoor's churches, John Harrison's longitude clocks, India's early days in the British empire, and the scandalous tenure of Britain's first prime minister, Sir Robert Walpole (1721-1742).

Eighteenth Century Parliamentary Papers will save researchers' time by allowing them to quickly identify, access, and use the content they need. It will offer personal research archives, durable URLs, citation software support and downloadable PDFs and JPEGs to optimize the research experience. Offsite and 24x7 access will make these resources more convenient -- increasing usage and bringing access to new populations such as undergraduates.