Managing Two Different Libraries on One MacBook Pro

How can I manage two different iTunes libraries on one MacBook Pro?  My currently library (i.e. all files) is on an external hard drive.  My girlfriend synced all of her music onto an iPad but she no longer has the computer.  I'd like to get her music onto the computer without mixing her library with mine.
Thanks!

you might have to find a third party program to get those songs off her ipad onto the computer, apple doesnt support that unless they are purcahsed from itunes store because of DRM (Digital Rights Media) another word for copy write. so theres not a whole lot of hope for that, but you can always create a new user on your computer
>user>+ icon>Create new user make it admin
-if they are how ever purchased from itunes you would still make that new user, plug the device into itunes and authorize the computer by clicking store on the top of your screen where file edit and view are, Store>authorize this computer
once thats done you'll then plug that device in to the computer and on the left side of itunes you'll see devices and "Device name" the device its self, right click or control click the name and choose transfer purchases, anything that has ever been purchased of gotten for free will sync onto the computer,
you cant just simplay pull the songs off the device to the computer, doesnt work like that

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