Restoring iTunes to new MacBook

I have all my music on my old iBook, G4, and have been backing it up using "backup" to an external HD. I would like to add my entire iTunes library to my new MacBook, but couldn't figure out how to 'restore' into the new iTunes.
I've heard that the old OS and the new OS don't talk to each other too well, so I don't know if filesharing will work that well. Since my new MacBook uses "TimeMachine" and not "Backup", what exactly can I do that will make this process the easiest? Is filesharing still an option?

Is filesharing still an option?
Yes. Drag the iTunes Library inside the item named Music of the FInder's sidebar on the iBook to the same location on the MacBook.
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