How to manage 4 music libraries

I have recentl bought 4 nanos and of course they all have different music on them,how do i ensure they all remain sync'd with their own files/libraries and if i want to add to them independantly i can do this without problems. In fact when each is connected i want to see the content of that i pod and add if necessary
Many thanks in advance

to clarify i have 4 different nano's all with different cd's downloads etc.
I would expect that whenever i plug each one into the pc the library on each on would show up on the screen but it does not.I presume there is connection issues somewhere. my daughters do not have the same taste in music as myself or my wife and we do not want all the i pods to be sync'd with the same music libraries. I want to be able to manage each on seperatly and download likewise
please advise
Simon

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