Managing a growing library

I've searched for the answer to my question with no luck, so here goes.
I've got a growing iTunes library, and when I get a new 80gig video iPod in the next week or so, it's only going to get worse. I want to move my iTunes library from my Powerbook to an attached 400gig external Seagate drive attached by USB 2.0.
Two related questions:
1. How do I go about doing this?
2. How do I then make iTunes on my Powerbook automatically link up to the library on the external drive when iTunes launches or when the iPod is connected for synching?
Thanks for your input.
Powerbook G4 15w/SuperDrive   Mac OS X (10.4.9)   60 gig; 750 mb ram

This link should help.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301748

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