Burning mp3 files onto a cd

I have a list of songs that I need to copy onto a disc. To save space I want to copy these as mp3 files. My songs seem to be a combination of mp3 files and files I copied off my own cds. I've been able to burn the mp3 files, but how do I get the others into mp3 format?
thanks

This article in the Apple Knowledge Base should answer your question:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93123
If not, post back.

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