Moving itunes content when creating new user account

Recently added two iphones to our rapidly growing apple family of devices.  Our imac was originally set up with just one main user account the whole family shared.  The problem I have is with sharing, syncing, merging with my iphone all family shared information.  For example, the contact list on the shared family mac is huge and includes many "x-mas card only people" that I will never need to call.  Same with shared calendar.  If make some quick notes or reminders on my calendar just for me, it replicates on to everyones device.  The guy at the apple store suggested I should have my own account.  I have done that and am now seeing the limitations OSX puts on different accounts as it seeks to protect each account.  An example here is trying to share and use our iphoto library.  My goal is to have itunes in my new , separate account that syncs to my own contact list (won't change back to the full family list every time I sync), has just the apps I want (not my daughters 300 apps that seem to keep re-appearing on my phone), still be able to sync to the family calendar but maybe have one of my own as well, have my own playlists from itunes 9I was able to find a way to access the big family music library in my account) and be able to build iphoto albums to sync.
I think problems stem from a lack of understanding the basics of what separate "accounts" really can and can't do as it relates to different applications and devices.
Thanks for any help!

Drag \Music\iTunes folder to \Users\Shared.
Log in to the new user account and copy \Users\Shared\iTunes to \Music\iTunes.

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