The HKUST Library uses the US Library of Congress Classification Scheme for shelving arrangements. LC Classification uses a combination of letters of the alphabet and numbers to serve as the call number of the books.
The main literature for Business are located in class H (Social Science) under the subdivisions listed below.
| HA | Statistics |
| HB | Economic theory. Demography |
| HC | Economic history and Conditions |
| HD | Industries. Land use. Labor |
| HE | Transportation and Communication |
| HF | Commerce |
| HG | Finance |
| HJ | Public finance |
Some of the research may need literature from the field of technology. The main literature for Technologies are located in class T (Technology) under the subdivisions listed below.
| T | Technology (General) |
| T57-57.97 | Applied mathematics. Quantitative methods |
| T57.6-57.97 | Operations research. Systems analysis |
| T58.4 | Managerial control systems |
| T58.5-58.64 | Information technology |
| T58.6-58.62 | Management information systems |
| T59-59.2 | Standardization |
| TS | Manufactures, Production, Management |
| TS155-194 | Production management. Operations management |
Research from the discipline of Psychology may also be useful to some research in Business and Management. The main literature for Psychology located in class BF (Psychology) under the subdivisions listed below.
| BF | Psychology |
| BF176-176.5 | Psychological tests and testing |
| BF180-198.7 | Experimental psychology |
| BF501-505 | Motivation |
| BF511-593 | Affection. Feeling. Emotion |
| BF608-635 | Will. Volition. Choice. Control |
| BF636-637 | Applied psychology |
| BF660-685 | Comparative psychology. Animal and human psychology |
| BF697-697.5 | Differential psychology. Individuality. |
| BF698-698.9 | Personality |
| BF712-724.85 | Developmental psychology Including infant psychology, child psychology, adolescence, adulthood |
| BF795-839 | Temperament. Character |
