Move from iMac to Macbook Pro

Good day everyone.
I am moving away from a 3 years old iMac (system 10.6.8) to a Macbook Pro which I already have. I simply do not need the two machines anymore,
Can someone tell me how I can best move all my iPhoto and iTunes files over to the Macbook please? I do not have a Cloud account at present but am planning to set one up. Would the solution be to upgrade the iMac to OS 10.8 (so that it can operate Cloud); register this machine and the Powerbook on Cloud and then pull down the files onto the Powerbook?
Any help would be much appreciated
Tom

have a look at the links below and see if it helps you out.
good luck and enjoy your new Macbook Pro
http://www.wondershare.com/photo-editing-tips/move-iphoto-library.html
http://mac.tutsplus.com/tutorials/media/how-to-move-your-itunes-iphoto-or-apertu re-library-to-an-external-drive/

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