Sharing one library on external NAS drive for multiple users on one ibook

Hi there,
We (my wife and I) have only the ibook. We would like to use only 1 iphoto library for all of our family photos. I have a network drive with a bigger capacity to store the library.
I read the post by CaptSwing. It seem to easier if library is stored on external drive.
Can anyone provide me with the steps to achieve this.
Much appreciated,
Henry
ibook G4 1.2GHz   Mac OS X (10.3)  

I now realise that if what I propose will work then "iTunes server" is not required on the NAS. However if the iTunes Media Folder was placed in the "iTunes Server" on the NAS then other media players like the ROKU could access the files?
Geoff

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