Imported Music is missing from library

I've recently started having problems seeing imported music in my iTunes library.
I put a CD into my computer, and the CD is visible within iTunes in the devices Tab, as normal. I import the CD, and can watch the tracks as they are added to my computer (in the devices tab). However, after the import is completed, the tracks are not visible in the Library:Music window. The files are there on my hard drive (I can see the .m4a files in Music-->iTunes-->iTunes Music), and the folders are appropriately named by artist, but after I eject the CD I can't find them within iTunes. All of my old music is there, just not the new stuff.
I've tried moving the file of the music from the iTunes folder onto my desktop, and then adding it back into iTunes. I get the window saying the files are being copied into my iTunes library, and they go back into the iTunes folder, but I still can't see them from within iTunes. I can even drag and drop the files onto my iPod within the Devices tab within iTunes, and add the music to my iPod that way, but I don't know why I can't see the tracks in my Library:Music.
This has only become a problem within the last week, but I don't think I've changed any preferences that would cause this problem.
Any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I'm having the same problem, it started like 2 days ago! Songs that I imported from burned CD's a few years ago are suddenly not available on iTunes because iTunes can't find them. And I can't remember their file paths either, so that's a bit of an issue...
A few songs that I downloaded from random sites are also missing...is this a temporary iTunes bug?

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chrisfromgoodworth clatford wrote:
How can I import music into iTunes from another media.
I have a library downloaded from a Sony Ericsson W715 into "Media Go" and I want to transfer to iTunes and then into my iPhone 4.
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