Computer lost & want to transfer Ipod music to new computer

My computer was recently stolen. Of course I've lost all my files and did know if there was a way transfer my library on my ipod to that of my new machine. Any help/advice is much appreciated. I really don't want to delete my current library I have established.
Thanks!

Whe my computer crashed and had to be reformatted (basically a new computer), this worked for me
MacMuse, "Computer Crashed" #4, 11:49pm Feb 7, 2005 CDT

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