How can I transfer specific date from my old hard drive to a new one?

I'm planning on buying the OWC Data Doubler and installing an additional drive [240GB OWC SSD]. I want to transfer everything except my iTunes library to the SSD so that it will run faster. I can't transfer the iTunes library because it's too big. How can I transfer just the data I want [OS, Documents, etc.] but leave the iTunes library on the drive. I do have an external drive/time machine backup available.

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