Can you share an album without transferring the photos?

I have two Macs with ALMOST identical iPhoto Libraries. If I create an album on the iMac, is there any way to transfer the album attributes to the MacBook (which already has the photos, just not in an album)?
When I tried it through sharing, I clicked on the option to avoid duplicates, hoping it would give me the album filled with MacBook photos (identical to the iMac photos). Instead it weirdly gives me an album with, say, only 11 of sixty photos. (And those eleven are duplicates as well. No reason as I can tell for what does or does not transfer.)
Am I doing something wrong, or is this even possible?

For what it's worth, depending on the size of your library Old Toad's Tutorial #20 might be of interest. The kicker is the free size limit on the process, 2GB. Otherwise it's an easy way to keep two libraries identical automatically from either computer.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. Just put the application in the Dock and click on it whenever you want to backup the dB file. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
Note: There's now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

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