ITunes shows files adding--but then they're not in the library

I have all the music from my old computer & old iTunes in a "Songs" folder on my desktop (courtesy of YamiPod). Per the instructions, I went to "Add Folder to Library" in iTunes and selected the Songs folder, and iTunes appeared to copy all the files into the library. But then, when the process was over, I discovered that many, many albums are nowhere to be found in the library, and some of the albums that are there don't even include all the songs. I've checked the Songs folder--and the iTunes Music folder in the My Music folder--and both folders include all the missing songs and albums. I've retried adding each of these folders to the library again, and again, I've watched iTunes goes through the whole process of adding them only to see yet again that when all is done, they're not in the library.
Advice, anyone?
Update: I take part of this back. My iTunes Music folder *does not* show all the missing albums. It shows some that the library doesn't (but that my original Songs folder does) but not all. I'm so confused. And when I try to just add individual song files, I encounter the same problem. I select the song(s) and select "Open," but though I receive no error messages, the song is not added to the library.
Thanks,
Stephanie
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