Backing up iTunes/iMovie libraries that are on an External HD?

I originally posted this in itunes community...but thought maybe it belongs here too !
I just purchased a MacBook Air and am busy transferring all of my data to the new computer. It appears I will not have room to keep my iMovie Library and my iTunes library on the Air itself..so I've gotten an external HD to use for that purpose. I have copied all of the info to the HD, opened iTunes and pointed it to that library....it's all working. This is my first time using an external HD in this manner. I do usually use the automated Time Machine as one of my backups. How can can I now back up the libraries that are on the external to the time machine?
I also make a clone backup every once in a while using CCC onto a DIFFERENT external HD. How would I incorporate these libraries into these backups???
THanks for your help !
Christine

See this thread: Jonathan Wildstrom, "Will I Have To "Locate" Each Song Individually??" #1, 10:17am Sep 15, 2005 CDT

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