Help...how do I keep 3 different Music Libraries on the same computer?

I have huge music folders and I don't want them all in one iTunes Library because it makes finding anything REALLY laborious. What I want to do is have 3 different and completely isolated Music Libraries in different places on my computer. Then I can simply move them to and from the My Documents\My Music\iTunes Music folder when I want to switch between them...but I'm not sure about the best way to do this.

To create or access a second (or more) library, hold down the Shift key in Windows when launching iTunes 7. In the resulting dialogue you will get the option to create a new library or navigate to the other Library.
Note: You can only have one Library open at a time and iTunes will default to the last library opened if you don't use the keyboard command to choose one. This can prove tricky when using multiple iPods, if you don't use the keyboard command you can risk syncing to the wrong library:
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