Moving iTunes from PC to Mac with another itunes already on it!

I have a click wheel ipod (approx 2 years old) and it has died on me. I'm going to get a new ipod but I want to know how I move my itunes from my PC to my boyfriend's Mac. He already has itunes (and a photo ipod) on his mac but we want to dedicate his computer to music and have both of our ipods (his current one and my new one) associated with his mac.
How do I do this without losing either one of our itunes libraries?
Would really appreciate some help if someone can.
Thanks
Beeb75

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Using back up CDs I moved my itunes library from my old Windows pc to my new mac about a year ago and have been syncing the itunes library on the Mac with my new iphone since then. I've also added plenty of new songs to itunes on the Mac.
I would now like to get my dusty old 5th Gen ipod also to work on the new mac and to use the updated itunes library. (I've only ever used this ipod on the old Windows PC).
Am I right in thinking that I need to restore the ipod to factory condition by connecting it to the Windows PC before I then connect it to the Mac and sync it with the updated itunes library?
Or can I just connect it straight to the Mac, restore it there and then sync with the Mac's itunes?
Before I tackle this I'd like some advice please!
Thanks very much.

If it is still Windows formatted, then your iPod wasn't restored as that would've changed it to Mac format.
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