What happened to my library?

I got a new computer last year and havent installed itunes on this computer until 2 months ago. Everything was fine with my library but I updated the recent version and now my library is gone. To make matters worse, the Previous iTunes Library is empty...why isnt there a Sync tab that I can just click it and have my library return??? If there is, I dont see one.  Does anyone have any help they can give me? Its been a long time since Ive used iTunes, up until the last 6 months, and I havent used it for anything other than my library and seeing what the top songs are so if there are new features, I dont know what they are.
PLEASE HELP!

See Empty/corrupt iTunes library after upgrade/crash.
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