Dupont, SteenHumphries, JoshButcher, Alice JennyBaker, EBalcells, LPrice, BW2020-11-022020-11-022020-04-272020-10-29Dupont S, Humphries J, Butcher AJ, Baker E, Balcells L, Price BW (2020) Ahead of the curve: three approaches to mass digitisation of vials with a focus on label data capture. Research Ideas and Outcomes 6: e53606. https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.6.e5360610.3897/rio.6.e53606http://hdl.handle.net/10141/622869There has been little research on novel approaches to digitising liquid-preserved natural history specimens stored in jars or vials. This paper discusses and analyses three different prototypes for high-throughput digitisation using cheap, readily available components. This paper has been written for other digitisation teams or curators who want to trial or improve upon these new digitisation approaches in liquid preserved collections.enopenAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Journal Article2367-7163Research Ideas and Outcomes6Natural History Collectionsimagingvialsjarsliquid preserved collectionsspirit collectionswet specimensdigitisation