Need advice on how to transfer music to new PC

We bought a new PC, and I need to get my library from my laptop to my desktop. I installed iTunes onto the new PC, but am scared to plug my iPod into the new PC until I know what I am doing. SO...
How do I get my library from one PC to another?
Do I need to do anything special before I connect the iPod to the new PC, and itunes?

hiya!
this Buegie post is an excellent resource on moving computers:
http://discussions.apple.com/click.jspa?searchID=-1&messageID=2060148
love, b

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