Tell iphoto to view photos from a predefined folder and not copy them

Hi!
I am using iphoto 09 and was wondering if we can tell iphoto to take photos from a particular folder and not copy the photos in its own set of folders. I don't want to have duplicates.
I already had structured my folders in a certain way and I don't want Iphoto copying them again.
tanks!

Best way of working: Recreate your folders in the iPhoto Window and forget about your own.
Here's a fuller description of a Referenced Library and the perils thereof:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3062728?tstart=0

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