Can I have an iTunes Library on an external HD, and have it appear under 'Shared' so I can use two library's at once?

Hey guys, here's a weird one - I have a large library on my macbook for my DJ music. Now I want to convert all my old albums to AIFF for listening purposes, and not DJing, so I don't want to cram them all into the lappy HD.
I have a NAS, which shows up as a 'Shared' Library. Can I create a library on an external Thunderbolt portable HD and have it do the same? Or will that only work on Network HD's.
I know the trick to hold Option and select your library at startup for multiple librarys, however I want to use them both at once.
Any ideas?
Cheers!

Thanks for the reply.
Basically, I want to plug in an external HD, and have it appear under 'Shared' Libraries, just like what happens when I'm connected to my NAS Server. If this is possible, of course.
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