Seeing shared iPhoto libraries in Aperture

I have Aperture on my iMac and iPhoto on my Mac mini. The iMac and Mac mini are networked. The iPhoto library on the Mac mini is set as shared in the preferences. If I open iPhoto on my iMac I can see the iPhoto library from the Mac mini. If I open Aperture on my iMac I can not see the shared iPhoto library from the Mac mini. I am using the 'Show iPhoto Browser' option in the File menu. I can see my iPhoto library on my iMac in the iPhoto Browser.
In Aperture is there a way to see shared iPhoto libraries from other local networked computers?

I don't think that part of Aperture is that advanced. I'm pretty sure it only looks on the local Hard Disc.

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