Backing up music library onto CD's or floppy dis

I have about 300 tracks in my Creative Music library and on my Creative MP3 player. If by any chance my computer crashes, is there any way of me backing up the music library onto CD's or floppy discs. I have searched in Microsoft help but cannot find anything to assist? Also would it require loads of CD's or loads of floppy discs?
Also if the music library on the computer crashes can the music from the MP3 player be copied back onto the Creative library?

Thanks for the replies guys. I was thinking about actually backing up "my music" folder in "my documents" in Word rather than just copying the tracks, but I don't know how to back up other than by just dropping and dragging the tracks onto a CD. I have searched in Microsoft Office help but there is no reference to backing up. Is burning them onto blank cd's the quickest way? Also if I need to get them back off the cd and put them back onto the computer can that be done and if so how and would it be done using the Creative software or just Explorer or My Computer?

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