Condensing Different iTunes Libraries

Hi All,
I am condensing two different iTunes libraries by importing my music library from my G5 to my iMac, which will be my central music hub. Everything imported successfully, plus I also figured out how to import my playlists from my G5 music library using the XML file, so it's all good. However, the songs from my G5 music library no longer have a play count associated to them.
My question now is: Is it possible to include the play count for each song from my G5 library? I know this isn't a huge issue, but I like knowing how often I've listened to a particular song. Plus, the songs that were in my top 25 most played playlist on my G5 are not included now because they have no play count.
Any help/insight on this issue is greatly appreciated! Thank you all!
Kevin

"Should iTunes be separately D/L'ed and installed on each account?"
No. You can create different users or put all the music together in one library and sync by playlists.
"Can you Home Share from one library to another on the same machine?"
No. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1203

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