Copying music library to a HP laptop from an iMac desktop

My son has an itunes library (purchased music and downloaded CDs) on our iMac desktop at home.  He is now at boarding school.  How do I get his itunes library onto his new HP laptop at school?  The laptop is at his school, and the iMac is here at home.  He's not coming home anytime soon.  I am going to visit him.  Is there anything I can do?
Thanks, albertwin4

Hi albertwin4,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.  This article lists different ways to transfer music to a new computer:
iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4527
For example, you could get an external hard drive, follow the applicable steps, and use that to bring the music with you.
Cheers,
- Ari

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