Most efficiant way of using iPhoto with lightroom

I am new to mac having moved from pc. I really like the interface and publish features of iphoto. I'm quite a serious photography so I want to use lightroom for the more professional features but continue with iPhoto for the family to browse my personal and better work through the simpler iphoto interface.
2 questions really. I want lightroom to access all my photos so will I be importing photos to folders in pictures like I used to do with pc rather than importing them through iPhoto because of the package file.
And what is the best way of putting better work into iPhoto without duplicating a lot of files.
Hope you can help

This post by Terence Devlin will give you some info:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=7764845#7764845
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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