Household with one Mac, Multiple iOS Devices

So, We have One iMac 10.7.3, iTunes 10.5.3.; or rather we are buying our First iMac. Our iphones' have not been synched, No iCloud yet, etc. All info is on our iPhones, Pictures, Contacts, etc. Obviously there is information unique to each iPhone How does my wife sync her iPhone with her new i iTunes Library, Once she sets it up with iTunes. Since after booting up Virgin iMac the iTunes Library will be be empty. Could this cause the Empty iTunes Library to delete Songs, etc from the iphones.
Instead of having Multiple user Accounts, ie Home Folder; is it possible to have Multiple iTunes Accounts and Libraries?
I am sure this has been discussed before, etc. Just unable to find the correct info. Procedures and advice is greatly appreciated

If you sync to a blank computer, then the iphones will be erased.
Copy everything from the old computer(s) to the new one.
As far as syncing multiple iphone to one computer:
How to use multiple iPods, iPads, or iPhones with one computer

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You could each have separate iCloud accounts with separate IDs, and also share a "family" account for syncing a family calendar, notes and reminders. That will allow you to maintain still keep your contacts, and other data and photo streams separated while having access to the shared the family data in the secondary account. It also gives everyone their own free 5GB of storage for their backups, etc. The shared family calendar, notes and reminders will appear alongside your other calendars, notes and reminders in the corresponding apps on your devices. You'll just need to be sure to select the correct account within these apps when entering data to ensure it is added to either your personal or the shared family account.
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You can continue to share the same iTunes store ID on all devices if you wish. It does not need to be the same as the ID you use for iCloud. Also, each person should use their own ID (such as the primary iCloud ID) for iMessage and FaceTime, otherwise you'll end up getting each other's text messages and FaceTime calls.
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I'am also starting to get a new problem - sometimes when waching a movie on iPad or ATV it just quits the movie and you have to start it again
on the iPad most of the time it also shows the wrong cover art. I tried all the hints here, and i works for a day or two then its wrong again
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Devices names must be different.
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