Multiple user profiles on Mac-can all access the same itunes/iphoto data?

Hi all,
Just quick question.
Is it possible to set up one mac with multiple users that have their own profiles ( own mail accounts etc) BUT all share the same i photo / itunes / i cal data files etc ? I want to combine the various libraries from a couple of our Mac's and merge them onto one new Imac that I am now sharing with my partner.
We both have iphones and so want to be able to both access our shared photos / music diary etc - but still choose different set ups etc for each of our iphones through seperate itunes through the different profiles?
Does this make sense?
Can any one shed any light on this for me?
Cheers
Paul

You almost might want to post this on the specific and various application forums to get information on how to do each program. Unfortunately OSX makes it incredibly difficult to bulk share files. It has a shared folder for common use, but from my experience unless you hand-edit permissions for each file you can only copy files from that area, not edit them.
For a start:
[Chris CA's instructions on sharing iTunes music libraries between multiple user accounts|http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=8973804#8973804]

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