Immagine The Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences provides numerous qualified services, including computer laboratories, an environmental research laboratory, a multimedia laboratory, and five libraries, some of which originate from specific donations to the Department. More specifically, in addition to the Department’s own library, the following are active: the “Ada Annoni” Library (donated to the Department by the heirs of Professor Ada Annoni); the Library of the Research Centre on the History of Mountains, Material Culture, and Earth Sciences; the G. A. Lanzarone library collection (bequest and donation from the eponymous professor); and the extensive library of the “International Insubric Centre Carlo Cattaneo and Giulio Preti for Philosophy, Epistemology, Cognitive Sciences, and the History of Science and Technology”, structured around numerous bequests from prominent intellectuals of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Teaching rooms The Department may use classrooms located in different buildings, in accordance with University regulations. The main venues used are Monte Generoso, Pad. Morselli, and Pad. Seppilli in Varese, and Valleggio in Como (also via videoconference). Our teaching rooms Libraries and archives DiSTA staff and students, as well as citizens, can first and foremost make use of the services offered by the Library of Medicine and Science in Varese and the Library of Law and Humanities in Como, which are part of the University Library System. For all information on how to access these services, see: Library of Medicine and Sciences – Varese Law and Human Sciences Library Other available libraries and archives. Archives and libraries of the Insubric International Centre “Carlo Cattaneo and Giulio Preti” The Department maintains an archival collection resulting from donations of significant private libraries and archives, which can be consulted at the Insubric International Centre “Carlo Cattaneo and Giulio Preti”.Location c/o “Carlo Cattaneo” College Varese, Via J.H. Dunant no. 7“Carlo Cattaneo” Archive The archive preserves all the papers of Cattaneo and his correspondents from his exile in Lugano up to the death of the Lombard thinker, together with a selection of volumes from the historic Elvetica Printing House of Capolago from the nineteenth century.“Giulio Preti” Archive This archival collection gathers all unpublished materials by the Pavia-based philosopher, together with the earliest core of his personal library.Other libraries and archives: Libraries Archives “Ada Annoni” Library Donated to the Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences (DiSTA) by the heirs of the professor, the library reflects the research areas of Ada Annoni (Professor of Modern History and former chair of the historical track of the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Milan). It consists of approximately 2,000 volumes covering modern and contemporary political history, the history of political and philosophical thought, the history of historiography, and the history of institutions, with particular attention to the history of the idea of Europe and the history of the State of Milan during the Spanish and Austrian periods.Contact person Prof. Katia ViscontiLocation c/o Padiglione Rossi Varese, via Ottorino Rossi no. 9Access and consultation Consultation is subject to prior authorisation from the hosting structure and the contact person. Library of the Research Centre on the History of Mountains, Material Culture and Earth Sciences The library collects various materials dedicated to the history of mountains. “G. A. Lanzarone” library collection The collection was donated to the Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences (DiSTA) by the family of Professor Gaetano Aurelio Lanzarone. Computer and language laboratories The Department primarily uses the computer and language laboratories located at the Monte Generoso site, the Morselli Pavilion in Via Dunant (Varese), and Valleggio (Como). IT and language laboratories Research laboratories and equipment For the conduct of its research activities, the Department makes use of scientific laboratories, such as: Cryogeology and Climate Change Laboratory Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Analytical Chemistry and Ecotoxicology - DiSTA and DiSUIT - Varese Molecular Ecology Laboratory - DiSTA - Varese Laboratories QSAR Research Unit in Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology - DiSTA - Varese Environmental Resources Analysis and Management Unit Laboratory – DiSTA – Varese Browse the section DiSTA courses DiSTA Research DiSTA's activities for the community DiSTA Resources Quality Assurance (QA) and organisation at DiSTA You might also be interested in: Our locationsVersione italiana