Sharing Itunes music between accounts on same computer

Hi
Is it possible to share Itunes music library between three accounts on same computer so if my wife logs into her account she can see my music library

This should help:
iTunes: How to share music between different accounts on a single computer
Note that when it says "publicly accessible location", it needs to be a place where everyone has read and write access. The most common such place is the Shared folder in the Users folder, but you can place the music elsewhere if you change the access permissions manually (don't start tinkering with permissions unless you're confident you know what you're doing and can reverse things if they get messed up).
Regards.

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-Go to your Music folder (Users-Username-Music)
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-Paste your iTunes folder here (depending on the size of the folder, this may take a while)
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-Select "Consolidate Library..." from the Advanced menu (not the Advanced menu n Preferences, the one on the bear at the top of the Monitor), this will copy the music from the folder into that iTunes Library.
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