Export/Import Playlist

Hello everyone,
I recently downloaded the latest iTunes vers. and it works perfectly on my Mac. - it's FAB!!!!!!
I am now working on my personal huge mp3 collection adding to albums and singles the artworks - here it comes the doubt.....
If i change my old MAC with a new one (i hope soon), How can I keep the playlist (with artworks) i'm working on?
On iTunes there's an "export library" command - once the library have been exported and copied on a new MAC, will it keep the infos in whole?
Well, i know that this questions may sound silly for some experts users like you but i will appreciate any single reply to this doubt i have.
Bye
Sandro

Hello Chris CA, first of all THANX a lot for your help.
but your reply does not satisfy my question completely.
I have all my mp3 saved on an external HD.
So, moving them from an OLD mac to a NEW mac it's not a prob.
what i am not sure of is: if I export from my old mac the iTunes playlist file (.xml) and copy this file on my NEW mac, will it keep all the infos and images of my playlist?

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