Can you connect 2 ipods to the same computer?

my sister and i live together and share a computer (we're in college). i own a ipod mini and my sister just bought a fifth-gen ipod. is it possible for us to use the same computer and itunes and still have completely different music libraries (like it won't try and put her music on my ipod)? if so how?
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yes you can
see the following:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300432

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