How to back up iPhoto 4 and preserve keywords?

Hello,
I would like to back up my iPhoto library, being sure to preserve my Albums, Keywords, Ratings, etc. - that is, I'd want my backup to include EVERYTHING I'd need to restore iPhoto in the event that my present version developed a problem.
Can I just burn a copy of my "iPhoto Library" folder to a DVD (using Toast), or might there be some files elsewhere on my hard drive that I'd need? I have searched this discussion, but I have been unable to learn where the Keywords are stored for version 4. I'm assuming it won't make any difference to the backup process that I have used the shareware, Keyword Assistant, to assign most of my keywords.
Somehow (perhaps during an OS update?), I ended up with the Help files for iPhoto version 5, rather than the correct Help for my version 4.0.3. The v.5 Help files refer to 'Exporting' the iPhoto Library first, then copying that export file to another disc for back up - is this what I should do for version 4?
Thank you,
-GW

Peter,
Thanks for your most helpful reply.
I now understand that backing up the entire iPhoto Library Folder will preserve my keywords, so that answers my first question. Thankfully, my present iPhoto folder is about 3GB, and will still fit on a single DVD.
I also understand that burning an album from within iPhoto produces a backup that can then be viewed by iPhoto and, presumably, the photo's could easily be reimported into iPhoto. But I wonder if the keywords would go along for the ride?
That is, if I used iPhoto's Burn feature to burn an album to a CD, then erased the Mac's hard drive, and reinstalled iPhoto, would the keywords I assigned before burning the CD be visible when imported into the freshly installed iPhoto Library?
Here is why the answer may have a practical application. If I made a backup DVD of my entire iPhoto Library Folder, then created a Smart Album defined as all photos created after that date, it would simplify my backup strategy, because then only the Smart Album would have to be burned to keep my backup current.
If my hard drive failed, I could copy the iPhoto Folder from the backup DVD to the new hard drive, then import my most recent copy of the Smart Album. If, however, any Keywords I might have assigned to the newer photos in the Smart Album would be lost, then this strategy would not be practical to me.
Thanks,
-GW

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