Move library to laptop and then back again. . .

Hey. I need to spend some time organizing my IPhoto Library and will be travelling extensively in the next month so I would like to do the work on a Macbook Pro. The current library (12,000 photos) is on our IMac. I want to organize, keyword, event, etc. . .really clean it up, tag everything,etc but not sure how to go about this without losing my mods.
Can I simply:
Copy the IPhoto Library folder to my Macbook.
Work on the photos while I travel
Copy the Iphoto Library folder from my Macbook back to the IMac?
Any other thoughts?
Thanks
Adam

Adam
Yes this will work - but you may have file permission issue so Download BatchMod from
http://macchampion.com/arbysoft/
And apply it to the iPhoto Library Folder using the settings found here:
http://homepage.mac.com/toad.hall/.Pictures/Forum/BatChmod.png
(Credit to Old Toad for this one).
Regards
TD

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