# Searching the database by hand

> The Sourcing page: search Tenure's database yourself, pick the people you want, and message them with reach-out credits.

A run does the searching for you. When you would rather look yourself, the **Sourcing** page is Tenure's database open to you: search it, read the people it finds, and message the ones you choose.

## Searching

Type names, specialties, locations, or anything from a bio, or paste an NPI. Narrow the results by **Specialty** and **State**. If you make a typo, Tenure searches the nearest match and says so above the results.

Each result shows the person's specialty, years of experience, and location, with a line from their bio. Two labels tell you where you stand with them: **In your pool** for someone who has already applied or replied interested (their contact details are on their record), and **On cooldown** for someone your account messaged in the last 7 days.

## Messaging

Tick the people you want and click **Message**, or use **Message** on one card. Write one message for everyone you selected, with an optional subject line. It is sent through Tenure, and every send is recorded in your [contacts](/documentation/contacts/contacts-ledger) so nobody is messaged twice.

Messages from the database use reach-out credits: one per person. Your balance and where to buy more are under **Settings → Billing**. Board passes use no credits. See [Billing and seats](/documentation/account/billing-and-seats).

## When someone replies

An interested reply unlocks the person's contact details for your account and notifies you at once, the same as a reply to a run. See [Interested candidates](/documentation/sourcing/interested-candidates).

## Do-not-contact

The list that every run honours sits beside the search, under **Sourcing → Do-not-contact**. See [Do-not-contact](/documentation/contacts/do-not-contact).