How to not delete music after using a new computer

Hello everyone, i got a new computer and i redid my itunes on to it, but when i plug in the ipod it shows the music however when i try to import new music, it ask if i want to overwright the old library cause it is linked to another itunes....what do i do to keep my old library???
thanks everyone

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It would be best to get the music onto the new computer as that would make syncing up with the computer much easier.
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