Using 2 different ipod models on same computer

I have been using my ipod on itunes 4.8 since Dec. 2005. Now my grandaughter just got an ipod shuffle which won't run on itunes 4.8. It wants to install a newer version. Not a problem I suppose......but will installing a new version of itunes wipe out my older version? I don't want to overwrite my 4.8. Will installing a newer version take all my songs away from my older version?
Can you even run 2 ipods on the same computer? Since we each have different serial numbers will one be able to run on it and the other not?.....or what?
I tried to find an email address to email Apple about this but I can't find any on the support pages. The support is not real supportive is it.

Thank you for your reply.
The ipod shuffle user's manual on page 4 says that "to use ipod shuffle with a windows pc you must have: itunes 5.0 or later (itunes 6.0.5 or later is recommended)".
Her disk comes with an itunes version (or so it says, I haven't got that far as to download it yet). I wondered if it would affect my songs. Thank you for letting me know that it won't.
I'm thinking that maybe installing her software on my computer is not such a good idea since it doesn't have the ability to manually monitor what will be loaded on it. Will all my songs automatically download to hers? (Sorry if I seem dense, but I only know how to run mine & I have mine set to manual control.)
I think we should just install this on her Dad's computer.
Since like I said before I don't know anything about the ipod shuffle.......will her songs all get automatically downloaded or deleted according to what she has in her library on what ever computer we actually install it to? (I hope you understood that, since I'm not sure what to actually ask yet)
As far as the email support........yes I actually did think that after spending over $300 for my ipod and whatever they spent on hers that somewhere on the Apple website that there would be a way to actually ask the company a question and get a simple answer in return. But getting an answer from you knowledgable forum members is probably better than the runaround I would get from Apple anyway. Thanks!!

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