One master library - multiple views

how do you put all household cd's into one iTunes library (on one pc) then create mutliple views - for example, mom, dad, kid A, kid B, kid C.. allows each family member to sync their iPod to their own music library (a subset of the whole thing).
can do?
no can do?

What you need it you want to replicate the iTunes from the master library, is to copy the entire contents of the iTunes folder without the iTunes music folder (Presumably you have the iTunes Music folder on the shared drive now.)
If the iTunes Music folder in the iTunes folder is empty you could simply copy it to the shared folder and then - after you have installed iTunes in each account and set the location of the iTunes Music folder in preferences, but before adding anything to the library, drag the iTunes folder out the Music folder in the new account and replace it with a copy of the one from the shared drive.
That should mean that each account will start the same as the master account but can be modified by each user as they wish, after that.
I hope all that made sense.

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