Multiple iPods to a single Mac?

I have a 20gig iPod clickwheel synced to iTunes 6.0.2 my Mac (OSX 10.3.9). It works fine.
I just purchased a new iPod Nano and want to use it with the same Mac.
Do I need to run the installation CD that comes with the Nano or can I just connect it to the Mac? I am not sure what the CD does but I don't want it to wipe out my existing iTunes and library.
Thanks very much.

More info here:
How to use multiple iPods with one computer
Regards
Colin R.

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There are a couple of recommended methods for using more than one iPod on a single computer. Method one is to have individual Mac or Windows user accounts which by definition would give you completely separate libraries. Each account has it's own iTunes folder, Library and iTunes Music folder and you load it with CDs etc just as you did with your original one. Each iPod can be set to update however the owner chooses, sync all, manual or sync specific playlists.
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Is there a way to have multiple IPods synch to 1 computer with Itunes and each Ipod can synch to their own playlist.
We have three I Pods and three computers and I want to consolidate and have one Mac with a whole lot of music to hook up to the stereo.
If this can't be done, Apple needs to fix it so we can. More and more households have more than one Ipod.
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Choosing the update option "automatically update selected playlists only" (called Sync Music - Selected playlists in iTunes 7) allows you to create a playlist specifically for each iPod and drag the tracks you want into it. If you tire of the list and want to change it, you just add or remove the songs you don't want. The ones you take out out remain in the library to be used by the other iPods. Make your playlist a Smart playlist and limit the size to just below the advertised capacity of your iPods ( for example, around 3700MB for a 4GB or 1800MB for a 2GB Mini or Nano). You can read more about playlists at these links:
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I'm a teacher at a music department at a small University. We have digitized our entire CD library to MP3's, and allow students to listen to MP3's at certain designated computers. We protect the MP3's, however, and do not allow students to download them to their own MP3 players, in order to protect copyright law.
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