Converting LPs to digital iTune format

I have an iMac, Garage Band 3. I have a Stanton T80 turntable with an SPDIF digital output. What kind of cable do I need and can I use Garage Band 3 to copy my LPs and add them to iTunes? I would love step by step instructions.

It would take some searching to be sure what the cheapest interface is with SPDIF (It's not something I use, and it doesn't come up very often in the forum. Most questions are about Audio and MIDI), and I'm just about out the door. With any luck someone else will pass through with some options, or you could poke around here for starters:
http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/Interfaces.html
For the transfer of the songs into iTunes you can read a very in depth tutorial here:
http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/Tutorials.html#allabouttransferringlps 
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