Importing existing MP3 files from my My Music folder to iTunes

I added a bunch of music from cd to my My Music folder using WMP. How can I get the iTunes program to import all of the music (60 or 70 cds worth) and convert it without having to do it one song at a time? Didn't it do the same thing the first time I installed iTunes?

I have all of my music on a dedicated hard drive in hierarchal folders for artist then albums & etc. If I add new music, assuming all of the new music I add is not from the same artist, I would have to do the add folder menu option for each new artist or album (Holding Shift or Ctrl while selecting folders does not select folders cumulatively). The only way I'd be able to add multiple folders at one time is to choose my highest folder 'My Library' but I'm afraid if I choose this, I will create duplicate copies of the thousands of songs I already have.
Is there a better way choose multiple folders to add new Artist - Albums - Songs to the iTunes Library?
Will iTunes copy a song if it already knows that song is in your library?
Thanks,
Steve Schumsky
Pentium 4 2.8GHz, 512MB Ram, 60GB iPod Video Windows XP Pro
Pentium 4 2.8GHz, 512MB Ram, Windows XP Pro

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