Installing iTunes to an internal drive and sharing

Want to reinstall my iTune library backup to a different internal hard drive and allow access to another user on the same computer. When I import songs, want the other account to be able to see them and when she adds something, I should be able to see it.
Two separate accounts on the same computer never logged in at the same time. Using the entire Drive 2 for iTunes and iPhoto only.
Anyone able to assist?

done.Thanks.

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Installing iTunes to an internal drive and sharing

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