Sharing music between two itunes libraries on same mac computer

Hi. We have one computer with two Itunes Libraries (when we click on Itunes we use the Option Key so that we can choose the appropriate Library).
What is the best way to move songs between the two Libraries. I tried burning a cd from one library and then uploading to the next - but that didn't work and took forever.
thanks
Ps: To give you idea of which Itunes I have - here is my most recent update:
2008-12-02 11:14:05 -0500: Installed "iTunes" (8.0.2)

iTunes: How to share music between different accounts on a single computer
go to http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1203

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