Symlink to skip albums already loaded

I have a terabyte server providing archival space for photos and working files like Quark Xpress, Illustrator and Photoshop. We were using Extensis Portfolio but I hate how it is proprietary. I really appreciate the functionality and robustness of Gallery2 and I'm working to move over to Gallery altogether.

I have a feature request to facilitate updating the archive. Currently I use Add Item > from local server and it works great. Since I don't want to create redundant files, I use Symlink and that works great. However if I want to add a new album, I have to sort through the entire list of photos already in the archive. Is there a Synchronize Feature in the works along this line?

Thanks,

Greg