This volume contains papers from the Second International Workshop on Advances in Databases and Information Systems (ADBIS '95), which was held in Moscow, during 27-30 June 1995. The conference proceedings cover a range of topics which include: information systems design; transaction management; queries and optimization; data model mapping; object models and systems; storage systems and recovery; heterogenous environments and federated architectures; formal modelling; and objects and category-based approach.