Merge pull request #2232 from oracle-devrel/uschwinn-patch-35

Enhance README with Oracle AI Vector Search details

Author: iosyed

data-platform/data-science/oracle-vector-search/README.md

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 # Oracle Vector Search
 
-This page covers Oracle Vector Search.
+Oracle AI Vector Search is designed for Artificial Intelligence (AI) workloads and allows you to query data based on semantics, rather than keywords. The VECTOR data type is introduced with the release of Oracle AI Database 26ai, providing the foundation to store vector embeddings alongside business data in the database. Using embedding models, you can transform unstructured data into vector embeddings that can then be used for semantic queries on business data. In order to use the VECTOR data type and its related features, the COMPATIBLE initialization parameter must be set to 23.4.0 or higher. 
 
-Reviewed: 2025.09.26
+Reviewed: 2025.11.26
 
+# Useful Links
+
+## Documentation  
+ 
+- [What is a Vector Database](https://www.oracle.com/database/vector-database/)
+- [Oracle.com](https://www.oracle.com/database/ai-vector-search/)
+- [Oracle AI Vector Search FAQ](https://www.oracle.com/database/ai-vector-search/faq/)
+- [Oracle AI Vector Search Technical Architecture](https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/26/vsiad/aivs_genarch.html)
+- [Oracle AI Vector Search User's Guide](https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/26/vecse/overview-ai-vector-search.html)
+- [Vector Search PL/SQL Packages](https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/26/vecse/vector-search-pl-sql-packages-node.html)
+- [What's New for Oracle AI Vector Search](https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/26/vecse/whats-new-oracle-ai-vector-search.html)
+- [Oracle Machine Learning AI models (Downloads)](https://adwc4pm.objectstorage.us-ashburn-1.oci.customer-oci.com/p/fU1V-voY2VBhhqMPjhCC57Up77ROK9u6GN_j3-uGi_EzIdHm9XDn-RfnZS5bV0cN/n/adwc4pm/b/OML-ai-models/o/Oracle%20Machine%20Learning%20AI%20models.htm)
+
+## Blogs
+
+- [Oracle Database Insider AI vector search blogs - complete list](https://blogs.oracle.com/database/category/db-vector-search)
+- [Getting Started with Oracle AI Database AI Vector Search](https://blogs.oracle.com/database/post/getting-started-with-oracle-database-23ai-ai-vector-search)
+- [Indexing Guidelines with AI Vector Search](https://blogs.oracle.com/database/post/indexing-guidelines-with-ai-vector-search)
+- [Using HNSW Vector Indexes in AI Vector Search](https://blogs.oracle.com/database/post/using-hnsw-vector-indexes-in-ai-vector-search)
+- [Using IVF Vector Indexes in AI Vector Search](https://blogs.oracle.com/database/post/using-ivf-vector-indexes)
+- [Using Hybrid Vector Indexes in AI Vector Search](https://blogs.oracle.com/database/post/using-hybrid-vector-indexes)
+- [Getting started with vectors in Oracle Database](https://blogs.oracle.com/coretec/post/getting-started-with-vectors-in-23ai)
+- [Hybrid Vector Index - a combination of AI Vector Search with Text Search](https://blogs.oracle.com/coretec/post/hybrid-vector-index-the-combination-of-full-text-and-semantic-vector-search)
+- [More Examples on Hybrid Vector Search](https://blogs.oracle.com/coretec/post/more-examples-on-hybrid-vector-search)
+
+
+## LiveLabs
+
+- [AI Vector Search Livelabs - complete list](https://livelabs.oracle.com/pls/apex/f?p=133:100:101524290096807::::SEARCH:Ai%20Vector%20search)
+- [Oracle AI Vector Search - Basics](https://apexapps.oracle.com/pls/apex/r/dbpm/livelabs/view-workshop?wid=1070&clear=RR,180&session=123357260636138)
+- [Getting Started with AI Vector Search](https://livelabs.oracle.com/pls/apex/r/dbpm/livelabs/view-workshop?wid=4166&clear=RR,180&session=4085850813889)
+- [RAG Application using AI Vector Search in Oracle Autonomous Database and APEX](https://livelabs.oracle.com/pls/apex/r/dbpm/livelabs/view-workshop?wid=4021&clear=RR,180&session=4085850813889)
+- [RAG example with Oracle AI Vector Search](https://livelabs.oracle.com/pls/apex/r/dbpm/livelabs/view-workshop?wid=4127&clear=RR,180&session=4085850813889)
+- [Use of Graph RAG and Vector Search](https://apexapps.oracle.com/pls/apex/r/dbpm/livelabs/view-workshop?wid=3953&clear=RR,180&session=123357260636138)
+- [Oracle AI Vector Search - Using Vector Embedding Models with Nodejs](https://apexapps.oracle.com/pls/apex/r/dbpm/livelabs/view-workshop?wid=3926&clear=RR,180&session=123357260636138)
+- [Oracle AI Vector Search - Using Vector Embedding Models with Python](https://livelabs.oracle.com/pls/apex/r/dbpm/livelabs/view-workshop?wid=3928&clear=RR,180&session=4085850813889)
+- [Oracle AI Vector Search - Using Vector Embedding Models with JDBC](https://livelabs.oracle.com/pls/apex/r/dbpm/livelabs/view-workshop?wid=3925&clear=RR,180&session=4085850813889)
 
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