2 Macs, 2 iPods, 1 iTunes Music library

I have copied all my/our Cds into my G5iMac Music Library (iTunes 6.0.3) - I have over 3000 tracks - approx. 14Gb of music. I have a 30Gb 5th Gen. iPod and have all the tracks on my iPod.
However, my husband would like to copy my iTunes Music Library to his Mac mini so he can 'pick and choose' which tracks he wants to download to his iPod mini (6Gb). I started to copy various albums using a USB 2.0 flash drive but it will take forever so I've given up on that idea.
He has updated his iPod using my iMac but I've discovered that he's gone through my playlists and unchecked many, many, tracks that he doesn't want (but I do). Of course, now they don't download onto my iPod either.
Is there a simple way I can transfer a copy of my entire iTunes Music Library to his mac Mini so he can use his own computer to sync his iPod and leave mine to me? ;-(
I have a lan set up using Airport Express but only so he can share my ADSL2+ connection wirelessly - i.e. we don't share files between our computers (I also have a VAIO XP Pro SP2 notebook on the lan, too - I don't want any music on it at all).
If it is possible, would it be best to do this via firewire?
I would be grateful for any advice...
Cheers

I would do this via firewire - airporting would take all day.
go to network prefs, choose network port configurations, then click "new". select the built-in firewire option.
Once you have set up this on both machines (and connnected them with a firewire cable!), you should be able to connect by choosing "connect to server" from the Go menu in the finder.
if you have problems, try creating an new network location called "firewire" with only the firewire connection box checked.
if you have purchased music on iTunes you may not be able to share these files, but on that opic i am not 100% sure.
hope that helps.

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The music files will transfer and play without a problem.
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iTunes Download Page
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There have been some posts on this, but I'll need to search for them.
Also see this for the transfer process: Buegie, "transfering music to another pc." #4, 11:22pm Oct 14, 2005 CDT
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i 1) copy the iTunes Music folder to your Windows machine, replacing the existing folder (back up the existing one first)
i 2) copy the iTunes Music Library.xml file to your Windows machine, and change the name to e.g. iTunesMac.xml so iTunes won't write over it.
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