Can I have 2 iTunes libraries on my computer?

My husband uses his iPod all the time and is very careful over his library and playlists. Now he's given me a Nano (yay!) and as we have very different musical tastes he would prefer it if we kept two separate libraries on the computer. (Yes, he IS an incurable romantic.) Is there any way to keep each of our iPods running on separate versions of iTunes, each with its own library? Or do we have to set it up so we each just have our own playlists within one iTunes library?
Many thanks in advance... and Merry Christmas!

There are actually a few methods for using more than one iPod on a single computer: How To Use Multiple iPods with One Computer
Just to summarise what's in the link above:
Method one is to have two Mac or Windows user accounts which by definition would give you two completely separate libraries.
Method two is to set your preferences so that either one or both iPods get updated with only certain playlists within one library: Loading songs onto iPod automatically
Another option when using a single library is to set one or both of the iPods to manual update: Managing content manually on iPod

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Windows
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