Adivce on shared computer with 2 Ipod nano users

We bought a new Mac and both my wife and daughter like to use it over the windows NT machine.
They each have an Ipod nano and both like to have their own user page on the Mac.
I'm trying to figure out the best way to set it up so they can share songs with each other ( common library with different play list or seperate libraries that they some how share songs between??? )
Also would it be easier/better if they both used the same user page for Itunes use. It would be a little bit more of a hassle for them to have to log out as user "X" and log in as "itunes-user" every time they wanted to down load a song but at least they would always be in the same place.
Just looking for suggestions before I set to much up and then find they don't like it and I have to try and reset it up .. that always seems harder.
Any suggestions ?

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