Disconnected iPod accidently

My iPod got disconnected by accident while it was updating podcasts, and now I can't see my listing of songs in iTunes, even though the data is there on the iPod. It shows up having 10GB on it, but nothing is listed.
How do I get the iPod to see it's songs again? Or do I have to wipe and load it all over again?

"Other" is the measure of used space on the iPod not taken up by Audio, Video & Photos. This includes the iPod's library and artwork plus any files you may have copied to your iPod in disk mode. The overhead for the library & artwork data is typically 1-2% of the size of the media, e.g. for 1Gb of Audio & Video expect to have around 15mb of "Other". This information is needed for the iPod's operation and cannot be removed.
If you have significantly larger amounts of "Other", not related to files you've intentionally placed on the iPod, then these are probably disconnected copies of your media files or iPod libraries left over from failed sync operations. The only way to recover the space is to do a full restore.
If you have copies of all your media in your iTunes library this isn't a problem, but if you've been manually managing the content then you might need to try to recover the files from it first. See this post by forum regular Zevoneer on transferring files from the iPod to your computer. Some of the tools rely on the iPod having a healthy library however the manual method mentioned towards the end of the post should work regardless.
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And welcome to Apple Discussions!
Have you tried logging out of your account and back in? Or how about rebooting your computer to see if that helps?
I would also try resetting your iPod by pressing and holding the Center and Menu buttons together until the Apple logo appears. Then try ejecting the iPod again.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1853
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Does this always happen when you connect your iPod? If not, and if you can disconnect your iPod by using the Remove Hardware icon in the toolbar, then it should be no big deal. Don't worry too much.
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This Seems Like Something Beyond Our Helpfulness I would Contact Itunes Store Email Tech Support about this matter
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